Hello  @Emelia8

and other members and visitors to the "Hangar"

Really enjoyed and appreciated the descriptions of your own flying experiences and those of your family, @Emelia8 , and really love the flying outfit, as described!! Elsewhere I have said that my first solo flight was the most exhilarating experience that I have ever had on my own. So I can appreciate the feeling of being in a small plane, both as a passenger and as a pilot.

My own flying was cut short by the ever present need for $$$., probably with a few more zeros. However, I still enjoy planes as an interest.

Your brother's achievement in learning the "art of flying" was a considerable accomplishment. I believe that flying is indeed an art in which each of the senses have their part, even the acid like sensation on the tongue when something appears to have gone wrong. I can understand that it would have been, not only an achievement for your brother, but also a way of dealing with his personal issues. The theory for flying is very rigorous because you don't get many second chances in making decisions other than the correct ones.

The story about your husband in the jet-fighter aircraft and the expression "...you won't hear the third" brought a big smile for me.

Thank you for the vivid descriptions of the flying experiences of you and your family @Emelia8 , and for sharing them in the "Hangar"

Wishing you and other members and visitors a very pleasant and maybe even exhilarating weekend.

With Best Wishes

@HenryX

Edit: Small edit by additional words for clearer meaning and grammar.