Somehow despite the weather, I actually managed to get some flying in!

Yesterday I did an hour in a PA-28 Archer II 181 at Southend (very calm skies) and today, slightly more bumpy, not sure if that was due to the weather or the smaller plane as I was in a PA-28 Cherokee 140, flying out of Panshanger Aerodrome, my first experience of a grass strip!

So, weather permitting, I intend to do a lesson in a C172 a Robinson R22 and maybe another C152 lesson, but out of Southend this time before the year is out, after which I should be in a good position to decide where to go from there!

So in total now I’ve had 3 hours (all in fixed wing) and I still seem to tense up a bit when we hit turbulent conditions, did anyone else find this a bit unnerving at first? If so, how long did it take before you just ignored it and just focused on the aircraft? Are helicopters affected more/less/the same by turbulence?

Sorry for the increasing number of questions!!!

Well I’ve been busy booking up trial lessons, previously I had 1 hour in a Cessna 152 at Denham, (weather permitting) tomorrow, I’m flying a Cessna 172 at Andrewsfield, Thursday a Piper PA28 (4 seat) at The Flight Centre (Southend Airport), then on Friday a Piper Cherokee (2 seat) at The North London Flying School. I had hoped to fit in a go in a Robinson R22, but that was fully booked, so hopefully that will be next Friday.

Now, the helicopters aside (for now, will re-asses that after my R22 lesson), when factoring in everything I can think of (including taxi fares to and from the aerodrome when not by a train station), it turns out that as it is very feasible for me to learn in the C172 for only a fraction more than the C152/Piper Cherokee, with this in mind and the fact the whole reason I’m swaying towards planes over helicopters is the economics of carrying more than one passenger, do you think its worth doing the training in the C172 (my only lesson so far was in the C152 and this got blown around alot which was a bit off-putting, does the C172 hold up better in turbulent conditions)?

Cool, thanks for your advice, sounds very much like you’re saying (as I kind of suspected anyway) that planes are looking so much more practical option on cost, that other factors almost become irrelevant. What are you able to fly for £50 per hour by the way, that sounds incredibly cheap!