{"id":843,"date":"2022-01-16T11:09:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T09:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?p=843"},"modified":"2022-01-16T11:09:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T09:09:49","slug":"kenya-2022-day-13b-my-first-flying-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/16\/kenya-2022-day-13b-my-first-flying-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya 2022 | Day 13b: My First Flying Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>5 Yankee &#8211; November November Echo<br><\/strong>This sweet code will remain in my memory for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been dreaming of flying for a long time. Probably like a big percentage of humans. Today, I took the first step. When I landed in Nairobi from Diani a couple of days ago, I found few flight schools around the airport. So I knocked on their doors and asked if they could organize a test flight for me. I wanted to know how I would feel on a plane before I invest the time and the thousands of dollars needed. 99Flying was the name of the school, and Presley was my contact person. He, himself, was a student pilot who works in the school to finance his learning costs. I liked Presley&#8217;s attitude. He kept saying: &#8220;Whatever it takes to get my dream. Money is just paper the government is printing. We will shake it, man&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0126.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"846\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=846\" class=\"wp-image-846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0126.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0126-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0126-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0126-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A student on a simulator<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0127.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0127.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"847\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=847\" class=\"wp-image-847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0127.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0127-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0127-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Looks like a more sophisticated simulator<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>I have already arranged the date and time. They were waiting for me. My instructor is a young, funny guy called Rodriguez! His father liked football so much and named him after some player in the 90s.<br>So, here we are. Rodriquez and I in the one-engine, 30 years old airplane called 5Y-NNE, 5 Yankee November November Echo. Each of us has a headset and is ready to flyyyy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0122.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"848\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=848\" class=\"wp-image-848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0122.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0122-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0122-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0122-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0123.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1161\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0123.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"849\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=849\" class=\"wp-image-849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0123.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0123-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0123-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0123-1024x594.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0121.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"850\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=850\" class=\"wp-image-850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0121.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0121-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0121-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0121-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My First Flying Lesson - On The Ground\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bL6lS5fWo_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Before taking off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Rodriguez started by making a thorough check of the gear, communicating with the tower, and asking permission to take off. One of the most exciting things about today is listening to the whole thing in my headset. I felt like a badass going to save the world.<br>Rodriguez was sitting comfortably as if he were sitting in an old Mercedes. The take-off was smooth. The tower asked us to fly 6200 feet high. We headed in a straight line to the &#8220;visual landmark&#8221; which is a big building with a red roof. There we communicated again with the tower and turned to another visual landmark, a bridge, in each step, Rodrigue`z communicates with &#8220;someone&#8221; saying the sweet, 5 Yankee, November November Echo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My First Flying Lesson - Take off\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PrEKOqkBipA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Taking off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0125.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"851\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=851\" class=\"wp-image-851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0125-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0125-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0125-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0114.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"853\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=853\" class=\"wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0114.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0114-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0114-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0114-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Rodriguez explaining things<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0115.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0115.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"854\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=854\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0115.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0115-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0115-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The view from my seat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained to me the dashboard, the steering of the airplane, how to use the GPS, and also the landscape that we saw. It was all surreal for me.<br>Our direction was the Kilimanjaro mountain. Some people like to climb mountains. I am too lazy for that. A few years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/22\/habibindia-10-lets-fly-around-mount-everest\/\">I flew around Mount Everest in a small touristic plane<\/a>, and now I wanted to do the same with Kilimanjaro.<br>We were now out of the control zone. So we announced our progress on an &#8220;unmanned frequency&#8221;. We started to see the silhouette of the Kilimanjaro, but also the clouds that covered its peak. My initial agreement with Rodrigues was to fly till we see the mountain, then we head back. So, since we realized we will not see more of it because of the cloud, we turned and started heading back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0113-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0113-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0113-1.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0113-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0113-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0113-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>First flying lesson with Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16852121540_3113b2cac1_b-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"858\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=858\" class=\"wp-image-858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16852121540_3113b2cac1_b-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16852121540_3113b2cac1_b-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16852121540_3113b2cac1_b-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Kilimanjaro expectation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0131-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"859\" data-link=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=859\" class=\"wp-image-859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0131-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0131-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0131-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0131-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption>Kilimanjaro reality<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My First Flying Lesson - Landing\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99TS7oS_WZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Landing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>There were some moments of pure happiness on this trip, and this was definitely one of them. Happiness, joy, excitement, or fulfillment, probably a mixture of all this. Sometimes I think languages are unfair and insufficient to describe the scope of human feelings and experiences.<br>I have decided to pursue this path in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1697\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0112.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0112.jpg 1697w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0112-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0112-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adham.elshahabi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0112-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1697px) 100vw, 1697px\" \/><figcaption>Rodriguez with the &#8220;beast&#8221; of 180 horsepower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After my flying experience, I went to meet Theo in the afternoon for dinner. I waited for him in &#8220;Que Pasa bar&#8221;. He was more than half an hour late, but one thing I have practiced in Kenya is &#8220;No hurry in Africa&#8221;. His excuse was &#8220;Sorry, I was cooking. I slaughtered a rabbit yesterday and I wanted to try this Italian recipe while it is fresh&#8221;. I was entertained! We chatted for a couple of hours about my experience in Kenya and the contrasts with Europe. Theo&#8217;s family lives in London now, and he has been to a few parts of Europe before. What I noticed is that strangers could join tables even if they had other people, &#8220;This is how you make friends&#8221;, said Theo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I retreated early to the hotel to relax and contemplate my trip. Tomorrow, Saturday, I fly back to Z\u00fcrich full of renewed energy and new resolutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Yankee &#8211; November November EchoThis sweet code will remain in my memory for a long time. 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