[Tristan]

Hey there,

I thought I would just tell someone how I'm feeling at the moment. If you haven't read my previous post, I had an engine failure after takeoff with an instructor almost a month ago. We landed safely in a horse paddock not far from the aerodrome. This incident has not deterred me from getting back into the air and following my aspirations, in fact I've gone solo twice since the incident, which was fantastic. But....I'm still dealing with my nerves or apprehension towards the aircraft. I guess it's on the initial climb out that I'm still feeling a bit nervy, or scared it will happen again. In addition, my instructor has been putting me through heaps of emergency simulations since the incident, i.e. glide approach and flapless approach. My nerves are not affecting my flying at all, I seem to be getting better and better in that regard. I'm always looking for an escape plan and preparing for such events and I'm handling the aircraft well, but I just want this uncomfortable feeling to go away. I love flying, and most of all I want to enjoy my training, not having to deal with uncomfortable nerves or fears.


T