Monday, 19 November 2007

Second Life and learning to fly


Well I've tried but I haven't got a licence! I'm not sure it was a good idea trying to give myself a blonde pony tail when I'd chosen the dark hippy type and now I'm stuck with a frizzy black beard and a yellow pony tail stuck on the back.


I''m not too hot on the controls either (any tips you can give me on how I get the little chap to sit down on the benches provided and not try to walk all over them - this would be appreciated.) I seem to alternate between hovering in mid-air and swimming underwater - moving an avatar is worse than learning to drive a tank! Not that I've ever driven a tank.


I did have flying lessons once - quite enjoyed this after the first half hour given over to the rudiments of flight. I was getting to grips with trimming out and quite used to inspecting all the little rivets before climbing in, I had even learnt to land and steer with my feet, but then the dream put paid to it all!


Well, when I'd dreamt that I'd had to land halfway up Blackpool Tower after mislaying a pair of wings, managed it quite well but been censured by the passengers for making them climb down seventy four flights of stairs, the confidence just went and on my next lesson I couldn't get the trim wheel right at all!


Looking back, I think I handled the aviation better than controlling the avatar!

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