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Today was fun - and a little frightening. I would have been all set to start my level 2 skill set after testing out of level 1

As Napoleon Dynamite would say, "YUSSSSSSSSSSS!" I did it! I passed my level 1 set of flight skills!
Today was a beast! For the first time ever, I flew 15 minutes in one session (chopped up into chunks of 1:30 I believe)! It wasn't my idea, though.

I'll probably say this a lot in this blog series, but today’s visit was my favorite so far. Why? A few reasons!
Welp, I’m still absolutely loving playing Smash Drums as a way to relieve stress.
Such a fun flying session! This time I went with my boys again.

Welp, I’m a member of a gun club now. This is a sentence I never thought I would write at this age, if ever.
In my 2022 to focus more on play in my work/play balance, I picked up a fun game for Oculus Quest 2 called
Today’s session was really challenging. In addition to focusing on my side slides (the last skill I have to conquer before moving on to level 2), I...
This visit was extra fun because I brought a buddy with me, who had flown once many years ago. We also flew with a group of first-timers.

Oh yeah! Another super fun visit with little improvements. I feel like this whole flying thing is starting to click!
Oh yeah! After having a pretty sucky last set of flights, I felt I was in much better flying form today! I had a new trainer today, and I always love...
After taking my concealed carry course a month or so ago, I started getting a lot more interested in additional classes on shooting and self-defense.

Well, I hate to use PG-13 language, but if I had to give this iFly session a nickname, I’d call it iSucked.

My two sons loved their iFly journey so much, they’ve been asking if we could all come back as a group and do it again.
Oh my goodness. I just had the best iFly session yet!
Well, after dreaming about getting my body positions down better so I could fly more independently, I signed up for another round of three flights at

Well, my wife has created an expensive, flying monster - actually, three of them.

As part of my 2022 goal to shift my work/fun balance to weigh heavier on fun things (like flying!), I decided to sign up for a concealed carry course...
Just two days after my first iFly adventure, I went back for more! I found out that the 10-pack of rides I purchased during my first visit has to all...

At the end of December, my wife announced she was taking me out for an early birthday surprise.