Just when life in Nosara threatens to become a routine (ha!) along comes something new and exciting. In this case, the opportunity to learn to fly, specifically, in one of the AutoGyro aircraft available at the Flying Crocodile, the training center for ultralights at Playa Buena Vista near Samara.
I'm in my second week of flying, toward 35 hours to qualify for a license.
The AutoGyro is manufactured in Germany and I've included a link to the photo page on their website. The gyro is remarkably stable, safe and easy to operate and under the highly experienced guidance of Frank Nierhoff today I practiced landing and takeoff after doing many descents down to Playa Guiones and many other spectacular beaches here, buzzing the surfers or whoever else, if anyone is on these beaches at all. We fly by Mel Gibson's beach but Britney Spears is long gone, as is everyone else now.
In a few days we are going to take a training run to the Arenal Volcano, and I'm including a shot taking by Alex, who is completing his training.
