After completing several flights, it’s clear that the decision to train much closer to home at First Landings Aviation, Orlando-Apopka, was a sound one. Florida’s temperamental thunderstorms have arrived and the proximity has allowed me to reschedule canceled flights easily. And I’m really enjoying flying an LSA and the more flexible training environment. The Remos is a lot of fun and, boy, how different it is from the PA-28, from stick inputs to landing attitudes.
It all became immediately apparent on my first lesson. We took the doors off (love that!) and headed out to the north shore of Lake Apopka to work on heading maneuvers and slow flight. It was a beautiful morning with little wind and the familiar fertile farmlands below us rounded out the peacefulness and a certain sense of freedom. Compared to the PA-28, slow flight in the Remos was “nothing”. Maneuvering the airplane required minimum pitch and roll inputs (which takes practice!), and I was reminded how you feel every bump in the smaller airplanes.
