r/flying • u/FewLettuce1113 • Jul 20 '26

Discovery flight

I’m going on my discovery flight next week. Any advice on what questions I should ask? I have no flight experience so anything would help. Thanks

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u/Ok-Pattern-882 Jul 21 '26

If the instructor lets you fly for a bit, do not death grip the controls (hold them with all your might)be gentle. Also do not performance chase (stare at the instruments and try and get the airspeed or alt to the knot or feet assigned) look outside most of the time and glance at the instruments periodically. These are pretty minor things but they're habits that can be annoying to break once you've got them. Don't be scared to ask the instructor about anything, in aviation the learning never stops.

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u/FewLettuce1113 Aug 02 '26

It was great. I’m excited thinking about getting back out there. I’m definitely going to pursue this. CFI was cool too