Funnily enough, I had a one off relationship before.
We took off and after an hour or so I could see a dot right in front and getting bigger. After a minute or so I said to the pilot “What is that dot?” He replied “Where?” I pointed and he took violent avoiding action.
“That”, he declared “was a plane flying straight at us on the same altitude”. Now, given that my eyesight is pretty average (I wear glasses), that was not re-assuring.
Having said that, there must be competent people out there?
As for learning to fly, is that possible? I am 65 and having just had a heart test am told i am in excellent condition “very disappointing” to quote the consultant “I’m not going to get rich from you”. I still drive but unlike most old farts, my problem is that I like to drive very, very fast. Probably the wrong attitude.
The problem with airlines is the delay and also because I can only be in the UK for 90 days pa. Ideally, I would like to be able ring somebody up and say i need to be in Norwich at mid-day for a couple of hours, then go onto Speke and then Glasgow and then be out of the UK by midnight (the magic deadline)
If I decide to learn to fly, what kind of plane to cross the channel? A twin or maybe a Cirrus with a parachute? Do they float? I am serious about this – any suggestions valued
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