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Question

What do you think and which ones do you recommend? Add any other aircraft that you would recommend, that I missed out on....

Answer 1

You get something different out of every different type of flying.  It depends what you&#039;re after.  I can&#039;t think of a way to compare flying a helicopter to flying a hang-glider...just apples and oranges with their own unique benefits.

Here are the benefits as I see them:

Hang-Gliding:  Alone with the wind, soaring as a bird would with nothing but the wind in your face and the world beneath you.  Relatively inexpensive.

Ultra-light: Super short take-offs from any open territory and relatively inexpensive with less stringent legal concerns.  Greater controllability and range than a hang glider or sailplane.

Gliders/Sailplanes:  Comfort of an enclosed cockpit with greater control and maneuverability, relying on your knowledge and skill of air/wind currents to keep you aloft.

Helicopter: The freedom to do anything you want in relative comfort -- stop, go up, go down, turn around, etc.  Very sporty though...like zipping around the tree tops in a small sports car.  Venturing into the world of the fixed-wing aircraft when necessary, yet still flying with so much capability in the same low altitude world as the birds is always a plus!

Fixed-wing: You can go faster and higher, have great control, and travel greater distances more easily.

Remember hot-air balloons too... Quiet, relaxing time spent with friends -- above the ground riding the air currents.

I&#039;ll leave the downsides for you to figure out.

Answer 2

Each type of flying has it`s own joys.

In the Herc I liked the 60 degree banks.

In helos I loved the low level formation stuff.

In Hornets I loved the close in stuff where everything is happening so very fast.

I even love flying a 150.

Answer 3

Flying ultralights.  http://www.freedomfield.com is where I fly out of.

Answer 4

Gliding - so tranquil and peaceful.

Answer 5

There is NOTHING better than flying aerobatics.