My name is Kent Aihara, otherwise known as Bryan. I like to be referred to as Bryan, so please call me by my English name.
I'm sorry I took a while to write anything on this blog; I'd been pretty much unaware of its existence until the last IE core class, and after that I was pretty much engaged with other things until now.
A quick introduction to myself:
I was born in the United States, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
I've been moving between Japan and the U.S. back and forth, living in each place for about 3 to 5 years before going back to said country.
I've experienced too much during all my years of living, (although I'm still young) to be able to write and share a lot of myself with you guys, so I guess I will talk about something that is more recent and fresh in my memory.
Yesterday, I attended the freshmen recruiting/welcoming session for our university's gliding club. I have always been interested in aircraft and flying, so I thought it was the perfect opportunity for myself to get involved in something different than what I did in high school.
The flying experience itself was a marvelous one. After entering the cockpit, the instructor familiarized me with the controls of the glider. There are three main controls which are essential to flying these: the rudder, the elevator, the ailerons, and the air brakes.
The take-off itself is done with the help of the winch, which flings the glider off to the sky at a speed of around 120 km to 130 km. Then the instructor told me to familiarize myself with the actual controls in-flight. I stepped on the rudder pedals, and shifted the control stick back-and-forth, but other than that I did not do much.
After safely landing on the aerodrome, I exited the aircraft and tried to deal with the motion sickness. (I really shouldn't have eaten 4 rice balls before taking off) Anyway, the itself was a splendid one, and even though the monthly fee is a tad bit expensive, I really look forward to joining the glider club.
