The first time I flew an airplane I was doing some training over Semi Valley at 3k feet on a HOT sunny day. Sweating my ass off, the instructor told me to make a hard bank to the left and complete a full 360 degree turn. When I made the change on the controls, I saw the earth rotate and felt a pull on my face, arms and shoulders into the seat. It was a ~1.5G turn that stressed my body, my instructor and the aircraft. Rolling out of the turn my instructor said something like “how did you like that”, I responded “I love it”.

The turn itself isn’t what I liked, it was the PULL on my body. It was a reminder that when things are changing(turning) there is always a PULL on me, and a PULL is what makes life exciting.

Flying or living straight and level is boring.

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