Learn to Fly, for So Many Reasons
Have you ever stood outside your house and gazed up at a plane so high in the sky that you could barely see it? Have you ever wished to even momentarily escape the mundane everyday activities that flood our lives and keep us grounded? Have you ever wondered about the sense of adventure that comes with being able to get away from it all and try something new and exciting? What must it be like to fly into the great expanse of the sky and like astronauts, see the Earth from a completely different perspective? Is it possible you would see your life from a different perspective, too? Once you make the decision to learn to fly, many of these questions will be answered. You will experience first-hand the magic the clear, blue sky has to offer.
Learn to Fly and Experience an Unparalleled Sense of Freedom
Whether the desire to learn to fly has been a lifelong dream or a recently sparked interest, it will expose you to incomparable freedom to see the world and escape the chaos that grounds you. Obstacles and hurdles are often best dealt with when they are viewed from a different vantage point, and whether you’re dealing with family issues, relationship problems, or just the stressors of everyday life, your time in the sky will offer you the clarity to re-evaluate your situation from a more serene headspace.
From the moment you take off, you will be free to empty your mind of all nonsensical thoughts and feelings that cloud your mind throughout the day. Just like being on vacation on a beautiful, secluded private island, you will be free from the impingement of technology. Learning to fly will allow you to escape the mental and emotional crush of social media, work, and email. You now have the opportunity to head off in any direction you choose, go anywhere and do anything, and be completely unphased by what is happening on the ground.
Travel Like Never Before
One of the great advantages your decision to learn to fly will empower is that you now have the option to not fly commercial airlines when traveling. From unexpected delays and impossibly long TSA lines to cramped, uncomfortable seating, lost luggage and the ever-present crying baby on board, just the idea of flying commercial is enough to inhibit a person's desire to travel altogether. Lucky for you, you’ll have a private pilot license and can avoid the headaches and nuisances that come with flying on traditional airlines. Not only will your decision to learn to fly make for a pleasant and calm trip, but it will allow you to make the most of your valuable vacation time. Flying you and your loved ones to your destination allows you the opportunity to experience your trip from a different perspective. Not to mention, there are a plethora of great destinations to welcome your small aircraft. It is easy for people to visit famous places and sites and view them solely from the ground, but how many people can say they got to see a famous landmark from up above?
Some top travel spots for those piloting their own small aircraft include:
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Jackson Hole, WY
Catalina Island, CA
Hilton Head, SC
Monument Valley, UT
Using your aviation education doesn’t reserve itself solely for grandiose vacations. Sometimes, it’s last-minute trips that are most benefited from your decision to learn to fly. Let’s fantasize for a moment: You and a friend have dinner plans but haven’t decided where to eat yet. When it comes time to decide, you realize you’re both craving a New York strip steak from the delicious steakhouse you went to one night. But the restaurant is 90 minutes away with no traffic and will be impossible to get to during rush hour. Most ordinary people would (begrudgingly) opt for a different eatery, one that’s closer and easier to get to by a ground mode of transportation. However, since you have a private pilot license and access to an aircraft, you and your friend can bypass the evening traffic and are eating up some medium-rare goodness in no time.
Feel A Sense of Achievement
Upon learning how to fly, you will feel an immediate sense of pride in mastering an extraordinary form of transportation. In what will surely be a defining moment in your life, you will have achieved something that relatively very few have, and what most could only dream of. Most importantly, you will have discovered and instilled newfound confidence within yourself from successfully completing something that requires determination, practice, discipline, and hard work.
The elation and pride from this accomplishment won’t remain solely in your aircraft; your confidence will pour out and bleed into other areas and facets of your life. What once caused you great fear and anxiety will now seem manageable and attainable. That raise you’ve been wanting to ask your boss about for months, but have been too timid to approach them about? Come Monday morning, you will confidently walk into their office with your head held high and feeling fearless—after all, you’ve flown an aircraft—this is a piece of cake. As a bonus, your days of awkward small talk about the weather and other boring subjects at cocktail parties and family gatherings are long gone, because you now have something unique to share with the world.
So, what are you waiting for?
Are you ready to take off?
Learning to fly takes time, dedication, and commitment—but the rewards are unsurpassed and unrivaled. When you finally decide to learn to fly and are ready to jump into the cockpit and prepare for flight, Sunair Aviation will be waiting for you. Located in the city of Leesburg just 40 minutes from downtown Orlando, Sunair Aviation offers a relaxing and peaceful environment. Our staff of enthusiastic professionals has a passion for aviation that will radiate a sense of confidence within you. Before you know it, you’ll be soaring through the clouds.