The MD/DC/VA adventure group of Meetups.com sponsored an intro to flying at the Mananas airport. For $127 one could start, taxi, takeoff, fly and land a small plane.

For me the decision to go was a no brainier. I paid my fee and waited for the Sunday of the meetup.

The weather was perfect when I got to the Mananas airport. The drive down was uneventful and I was relaxed and ready to fly.

I checked in and waited my turn. There were two women there also waiting....

I'm pumped. I'm going flying this weekend. Yes!

I belong to Meetups.com. There is a MD/DC/VA adventure group that is sponsoring this event. The group is fairly large so you have really pay attention when the emails come out or else you'll miss something cool.

In this case, I saw the opportunity to fly a small plane and jumped at it. I have flown both gliders and small planes before but it has been years since I've been behind the controls.

The event will be...