Suz Hinton

Yeah, like, yeah, that kind of stuff. So I'm learning in a Cessna, an old school plane, because it has all of the knobs and the vacuum instruments. And it's a bit sort of flying on hard mode compared to some of the more modern glass cockpits. But I just love anything that's a human machine interface. And so to me, the pilot made sense. But everyone's like, why are you doing that?

Yeah, like, yeah, that kind of stuff. So I'm learning in a Cessna, an old school plane, because it has all of the knobs and the vacuum instruments. And it's a bit sort of flying on hard mode compared to some of the more modern glass cockpits. But I just love anything that's a human machine interface. And so to me, the pilot made sense. But everyone's like, why are you doing that?

And I'm like, well, it actually makes sense if you track all the way back to what my interests actually are. But it can seem a bit eccentric to people sometimes, I think.

And I'm like, well, it actually makes sense if you track all the way back to what my interests actually are. But it can seem a bit eccentric to people sometimes, I think.

I'm not very good at it at all. I've only got like 35 hours, I think now, but I have gone on my first solo and I didn't crash the plane. So I can't be super terrible.

I'm not very good at it at all. I've only got like 35 hours, I think now, but I have gone on my first solo and I didn't crash the plane. So I can't be super terrible.

But here's the thing. Planes are a lot more tightly regulated as far as safety goes, as far as the maintenance required. And they're very strict on, you know, after the next amount of hours, you need to completely overhaul the engine and It's actually safer technically than, you know, being on the highway.

But here's the thing. Planes are a lot more tightly regulated as far as safety goes, as far as the maintenance required. And they're very strict on, you know, after the next amount of hours, you need to completely overhaul the engine and It's actually safer technically than, you know, being on the highway.

But I know with ultra light aircraft and light aircraft, you know, the danger level goes up a bit compared to a commercial airliner.

But I know with ultra light aircraft and light aircraft, you know, the danger level goes up a bit compared to a commercial airliner.

Yeah, I'm in a four seater. The one that I learn in, it's the Cessna 172, which is a classic student pilot plane to learn. But it's also a very common one that you can rent. once you've got your license. So it's sort of, it's a good fit. But yeah, there's a lot of things that can go wrong.

Yeah, I'm in a four seater. The one that I learn in, it's the Cessna 172, which is a classic student pilot plane to learn. But it's also a very common one that you can rent. once you've got your license. So it's sort of, it's a good fit. But yeah, there's a lot of things that can go wrong.

No, it's not. Like when I was a kid in elementary school, we got asked like, oh, what car do you want to drive or something? I forget why they even asked us this. And I was like, I want to ride a motorcycle. That's what I'm going to do. And then I got older and I realized I don't trust myself and I don't trust anyone else on the road. So it is interesting that I picked up aviation because I think

No, it's not. Like when I was a kid in elementary school, we got asked like, oh, what car do you want to drive or something? I forget why they even asked us this. And I was like, I want to ride a motorcycle. That's what I'm going to do. And then I got older and I realized I don't trust myself and I don't trust anyone else on the road. So it is interesting that I picked up aviation because I think

it does feel like it's a lot more dangerous because you're adding like another dimension, right? Like cars are 2D and like planes are 3D and they're much more susceptible to weather as well. And so there's a lot more variables to them. And so motorcycling seems, and I think is a lot more simpler as well, just to pick up and actually learn.

it does feel like it's a lot more dangerous because you're adding like another dimension, right? Like cars are 2D and like planes are 3D and they're much more susceptible to weather as well. And so there's a lot more variables to them. And so motorcycling seems, and I think is a lot more simpler as well, just to pick up and actually learn.

But it's interesting that the danger levels are actually very different from each other.

But it's interesting that the danger levels are actually very different from each other.

You can't control them, right? Yeah, pretty much. And I think as a student pilot, I've been taking my time because I feel that the more dual hours I get in the plane with an instructor, the better. Because I can be exposed to a wider variety of scenarios, but have the safety of having someone who can take over immediately if they need to. And that's been really beneficial.

You can't control them, right? Yeah, pretty much. And I think as a student pilot, I've been taking my time because I feel that the more dual hours I get in the plane with an instructor, the better. Because I can be exposed to a wider variety of scenarios, but have the safety of having someone who can take over immediately if they need to. And that's been really beneficial.