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I had my intro flight today. The long walk to the plane from the terminal, the pre-flight inspection of all critical parts of the plane, going through all the checklists for pre-flight and eventually pressing the key in to start the plane all felt amazing. From then on though, things felt stressful but exciting. My instructor had me flying the plane nearly the entire time, and I felt a little overwhelmed by how many things I needed to check and pay attention to. Learning to use the rudders for the first time, then immediately taking off with them, then later maintaining a climb rate and speed while keeping course was difficult to manage. It felt like the first time I got into a car to learn how to drive, but easily twice as challenging. There were a couple times where I could keep the plane on a straight course easily and I could look around and take in the experience, but most of the time I felt quite pressured to get everything just right. Does it get much easier to do all this at once as you fly more often? Being behind the controls for the first time felt a bit surreal and I can't wait to be back at it, but right now I feel like I'll never be able to do everything that's required at the same time.
