0:00:20 > 0:00:22Have you ever imagined what it would be like
0:00:22 > 0:00:23to learn to fly an aeroplane?
0:00:23 > 0:00:27I'm scared to look out of my bedroom window because it's too high up.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28We are in the Air Cadets,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31which means we're going to get that chance.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Being able to fly would be so amazing.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36In just a few weeks' time,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38we're going to be taking the controls of a plane.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43I aim to get a gold flying badge.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- Very, very proud of you. - Thanks, Dad.- You're welcome.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48You're going to be actually in the air.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50It's not going to be easy.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Just the thought of being upside down in an aeroplane just doesn't
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- seem right.- It's OK to be nervous.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58It's something completely new.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I'm really looking forward to it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02But at the same time, I'm terrified.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05This is going to be me tomorrow.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Strap yourselves in, as we take to the skies to learn to fly and even
0:01:09 > 0:01:11do some aerobatics.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- You can do this.- I have control.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15LAUGHTER
0:01:15 > 0:01:16This is sick.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I'm Lottie, I'm 15 and I live in Lincolnshire with my mum,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30my dad and my sister, Georgia.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35I joined the Air Cadets when I was 13.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38There are hundreds of squadrons with thousands of cadets across the UK.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44The "Royal" bit means Her Royal Highness - the Duchess of Cambridge
0:01:44 > 0:01:45is our honorary air commander.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49There are loads of things you can do in the Air Cadets.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53It's all about adventure and making new friends.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57LAUGHTER
0:01:57 > 0:02:04This is my bedroom and it's actually quite tidy, for once.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I'm really into music, as you can obviously see,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09but I also love to sing.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11SHE SINGS
0:02:14 > 0:02:16I'm in a singing group at cadets.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21SINGING
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Before I joined cadets, I was quite shy and, well,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31just not very confident.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34It was my school friend, Beth, who persuaded me to join.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Every time you recommended cadets to me, it was a straight-up no.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Yeah.- It's probably just the fact that it was never something that I
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- thought I would do.- Ever since you did join the cadets,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49there has been a real difference in you.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50This time last year,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54flying was something that I really didn't think I would do,
0:02:54 > 0:02:55just because of the fear of heights.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59MUSIC PLAYS
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I'm Kallen and I'm also 15, and I live in London with my mum and my
0:03:08 > 0:03:10annoying big brother, CJ.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Two years ago, my parents separated and we had to come to a totally new
0:03:15 > 0:03:16part of London.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Moving house, moving school,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23it's very hard because moving to a new area is...
0:03:23 > 0:03:28It's something that no-one wants to do because they leave their friends
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and they usually live near their family as well,
0:03:31 > 0:03:32so they leave their family.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35It's also hard because you have to make new friends
0:03:35 > 0:03:37and you have to meet new people.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Moving made me angry and I wasn't fun to be around.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45There you go.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- You've made friends, right?- Yeah, but when we moved here and I went to
0:03:48 > 0:03:54the new school, I met this guy called Varron and
0:03:54 > 0:04:00he showed me around, told me about cadets, and just helped me a lot
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- with my... Just everything.- Yeah.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Sometimes it only takes one friend to help you get through.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07You see, in a couple of weeks, I'm going flying.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- Seriously?- Yeah. It's an opportunity.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13It's like, it's something that people won't get to do every day.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Are you excited?- Obviously. It's the first time I'm going flying,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18so, obviously, I'm going to be excited.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- You scared?- Am I scared?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23It's on a whole new level, man.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27It's good, man. I'm proud. I'm glad the angry situation's passed
0:04:27 > 0:04:28and you're doing well.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31And I think cadets is good for you. You should stick with it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It's just me, Kallen and CJ here.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39I'd accepted a place at the local university.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44There has been a lot of change, because at the point we moved here,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47he'd got more than enough to be angry about.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52But he joined the cadets and it's done a lot for him.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56It's given him many opportunities that I couldn't have given him and
0:04:56 > 0:04:59especially since I'm not working.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02If he'd come home one day and said, "Mum, I want to fly,"
0:05:02 > 0:05:04I couldn't give him flying lessons.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Put KFC out of business.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10As his mum, I can be his mum.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14But I can't teach him how to be a man, and that is where the
0:05:14 > 0:05:16RAF cadets have stepped in.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21When you're in the cadets, you've always got to look smart.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29This is my beret, which is essentially a hat that I have to
0:05:29 > 0:05:31wear with my cadet uniform.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Ironing is so tedious.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38If my shirt was creased and I went to an inspection in the cadets,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41they'll put your name in the black book and then that will go down
0:05:41 > 0:05:45towards what you've done out of all the cadets, like all the bad times,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47all the times you've forgotten something.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52I have been in the black book a bunch of times, yeah.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Before I joined, I didn't do any ironing at all, really,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58and I definitely didn't polish my shoes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01This is my very first badge.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04When I got this badge, I asked my nan to sew it on.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06She congratulated me.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I'm glad my nan is proud of me being in the Air Cadets,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11because she isn't well at the moment.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12- Hello, Nan.- Hi.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- What a surprise. - How have you been, Nan?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Not doing too well at all, my dear.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- How are YOU, though?- I'm fine. - You're fine?- I've been busy...
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Haven't you gone to cadets?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- No cadets today? - No, no cadets today.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Cadets is on Tuesdays and Fridays.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Today's Tuesday, isn't it? - Today's Monday.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Oh, my goodness me!
0:06:42 > 0:06:43Oh, my dear.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Excuse the old lady.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52I told my nan I was going flying and she was happy, because
0:06:52 > 0:06:54not anybody goes flying.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57And the fact that I'm going flying, it means that I've accomplished
0:06:57 > 0:07:00something or I'm going to accomplish something.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03The first time when I put my uniform on, I felt like an idiot,
0:07:03 > 0:07:04but now I don't really care
0:07:04 > 0:07:06because I don't care what people think of me.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11To be honest, it's probably the worst part about cadets for me.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Right now, I'm missing my beret, which I cannot locate at the moment.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Have you tried that little space by your chest of drawers?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- I saw it there this morning.- Why were you in my room this morning?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- Because I was making you clean your room, remember?- Oh, yeah.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29I really love going to cadets
0:07:29 > 0:07:32but there's obviously things that I don't like.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35For me, the best thing about cadets is drill.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40We have to learn to march because the Air Cadets is run by the
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Royal Air Force, which is part of Britain's Armed Forces.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47There has to be certain timings for everything and there's a certain way
0:07:47 > 0:07:50to do it. It's just difficult to perfect that.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52It's something that I find easy.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57All the marching and stuff just goes over my head.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Oi! I'm kind of trapped.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Drill is about learning to work as a team and taking
0:08:05 > 0:08:06instructions together.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Let me just show you some of the badges.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Those are officer badges, so my CEO will get those.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Over here are the flying badges.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22I aim to get the gold badge, the gold flying badge,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24because it is one of the highest.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27My dad and I go bird-watching and today,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I want to talk to him about learning to fly.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33So, are you excited about the flying then, Lottie?
0:08:33 > 0:08:38I am, but I'm not really sure how I'm going to feel when I'm up there.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Why, what are you afraid of?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Just the height.- The height?- Yeah.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46I'll have control at some parts.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49How do you think those little birds feel when they leave the nest and
0:08:49 > 0:08:52they take that leap, that first flight, just like you're going to?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Scared.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58The shape of a bird's wing is important to keeping it in the air.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03The shape of an aeroplane's wing is designed to give the plane lift.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08A plane also needs thrust to move it through the air and that comes from
0:09:08 > 0:09:09its jet engines or propeller.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15I had a good talk with my dad about the flying and it turns out that
0:09:15 > 0:09:19he's actually been flying before, and I didn't know that.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24But he gave me some advice and I guess I just feel kind of reassured
0:09:24 > 0:09:27about it because he had such a good time,
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- I really don't see why- I- won't.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33I'm very, very proud of you and you're going to have a great time.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34- Thanks, Dad.- You're welcome.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Right, guys, so tonight, we're going
0:09:41 > 0:09:44to be doing some sections and some training.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47This part of my training will help me find out what it's like to fly.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Right, so this is a flight simulator and it'll look exactly like what
0:09:51 > 0:09:53you see when you go flying.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56So what I would now do is take you up in the air.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59You have the opportunity in the sky to take over the controls and he'll
0:09:59 > 0:10:01let you take over.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04MUSIC PLAYS
0:10:07 > 0:10:10This is the closest I've been to flying so far.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13You'll have a great time. I know I had a great time, my first flight.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It makes me want to fly even more,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19because this is only like a teaser to flying.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21You're going to be actually in the air.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25I want to go out there and do it for real.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26No more excuses.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30You do the bonnet and I'll do the window, right?
0:10:31 > 0:10:36- We're going to get wet.- Of course we're going to get wet.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I can learn to fly a plane before I can learn to drive,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42but it still doesn't get me out of washing mum's car.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45I remember before you joined the cadets,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50that was our little weird period, where you just seemed to be lost.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I remember the time when we was in the car and CJ was in the car,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58as well, and you told me we're moving, and I went silent.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I wasn't... I cried.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05You were walking away from all your friends, everything you knew,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08and then do you remember when you came home with a leaflet?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10It was like, "Mum, this is what I want to do."
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I remember when I brought them home and I showed them to you.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19And then suddenly now, you're this kind of growing up, responsible kid.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22So that's a difference between you, now and then.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Cadets has helped me socialise with new people.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30So can you imagine, right, one of those planes going over,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33you actually in the pilot's seat?
0:11:33 > 0:11:34I'll be in the garden waving.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I can't wait to go flying.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Do you know what? I can't actually believe you're going to fly.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Well, after this flying lesson, hopefully I can do a lot more.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Yeah, I'm sure you can.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Right, that's it, Kal, we're done.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Good job.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Today's exciting.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58I'm going to see the world-famous Red Arrows display with my mum at
0:11:58 > 0:12:00the Cromer Carnival.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Er, can I fly this now?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Unfortunately, I think we're missing a massive chunk
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- off the back of the aircraft. - Good point.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15I just got a sticker and a badge.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Oh, look at that.- Future pilot.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Maybe it'll be a future Red Arrows pilot?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- Oh, yeah, definitely. - Yeah? Fantastic.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27MUSIC PLAYS
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- They're upside down, look. - Whoa.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- Can you imagine?- No.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- You might go upside down. - Oh, I doubt it.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Because I'm an air cadet, I'm able to meet one
0:12:58 > 0:13:00of the Red Arrows pilots.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Hello.- Hello.- How you doing? I'm Mike.- I'm all right, thanks.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- I'm Lottie.- Nice to meet you, Lottie. You haven't done any flying yet, I'm told?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- No.- But you're about to go and do some.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- I am.- It's quite a small cockpit.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12So you'll be sitting next to the pilot.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14He'll sit on the right-hand side, you'll sit on the left-hand side,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17you'll have a helmet on with a visor and a microphone and everything,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- all strapped in.- Were you scared or nervous or anything?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I wasn't scared of actually flying in the aeroplane.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26I was a little bit apprehensive, I'd say, rather than scared,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28but make sure you enjoy it and ask lots and lots of questions.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Thank you very much for your time. It was nice speaking to you.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- My pleasure. Enjoy your flight. Have fun.- I will. Thank you.- OK.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Seeing the Red Arrows display and seeing them do all the tricks in the
0:13:41 > 0:13:46air, like flying upside down, that was just... I don't know.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Just the thought of being upside down in an aeroplane
0:13:49 > 0:13:52just doesn't seem right.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55So the fact that I might have the opportunity to do aerobatics,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57that's just terrifying.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03So, what plane do you want to look at?
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Let's look at some Typhoons.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- Sure.- When you first tried to convince me about joining cadets,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I didn't want to join, because I thought it was going to be, like,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16very hard, not like school but even worse than school.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20I remember when you were telling the teacher at school your dog ate your
0:14:20 > 0:14:23homework, but you didn't have a dog. You were just pretending.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Whoever made the word "homework" just needs to go back in time and
0:14:27 > 0:14:29not make the word.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32It just takes so long to convince you to join the cadets.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36You wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for me, you know.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Yeah, but I'm going flying.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41You lucky guy.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45I've come to the RAF Museum in London with my mum and she's just as
0:14:45 > 0:14:47excited as me.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49That's my kind of plane.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Ooh, I like the one below, as well.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Is this the back of the plane?- No, this is the front, I'm pretty sure.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57So where does the pilot go?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59No, it can't be the front.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Wait, no, that's the back of the plane.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03The front's over there.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- Wow.- I can't wait to get in one.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Andrew's got a dream job. He's a helicopter pilot.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Yeah, so when I was your age, Kallen,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I initially wanted to become a train driver
0:15:19 > 0:15:22but then I joined the cadets and actually, after my first flight,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I had such a great time that I thought,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27a train driver's good fun but a pilot's probably MORE fun.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- What was your first flight?- I did my first flight when I was a similar
0:15:30 > 0:15:32age to you, actually, when I was in the Air Cadets.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Absolutely incredible. That feeling of leaving the ground and that
0:15:35 > 0:15:40freedom, almost soaring through the air like a bird was just a feeling
0:15:40 > 0:15:42that I couldn't imagine up until I did that.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45What did you have to do to become a pilot?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I had to first of all do a lot of ground studying, a lot of exams,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50learning about how aircraft fly.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Meteorology, aircraft systems, that sort of stuff.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Following that, I learned to fly in a small aircraft called a
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Grob Shooter, which you might get the chance to fly in the Air Cadets,
0:15:59 > 0:16:00which is what I first flew on.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03What I would say is grasp every opportunity you can do,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05because if it wasn't for the cadets,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I'm not sure if I would've been a pilot.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08It may not have happened.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11He was a really inspirational person.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I found it interesting that he went to cadets, as well.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18At the moment, I just want to get my flying scholarship to be able to
0:16:18 > 0:16:21have that extra qualification.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24And before I met him, I didn't know how to become a pilot,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28and now that he told me, I kind of have a clue how to become a pilot,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30how long it takes and the dedication.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38My commanding officer has got some final words of wisdom for me.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Are you looking forward to your first flight?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44I just feel like I'm going to crash the plane.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46That's not going to happen.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I'm definitely looking forward to it but at the same time,
0:16:50 > 0:16:55there's definitely that nervousness about being up that high in the air.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57What about aerobatics?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Do you think you'll be brave enough to give that a try?
0:16:59 > 0:17:03I think it kind of depends on how I'm feeling when I'm up in the air.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07I might have a go at some stuff, but maybe not everything.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13When you go upside down, you're really like light and it doesn't...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Your head doesn't feel like it's connected to you any more.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- It's really weird.- I can't guarantee that I won't throw up.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24OK, so, that's everything ready for the weekend,
0:17:24 > 0:17:25so I'll see you on Sunday morning.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Thank you for the advice. - No problem. You'll be fine.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Thank you.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I live near an airport and
0:17:38 > 0:17:43I've got planes going over every 10, 15 minutes. It's so jittery.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48My hands are so shaky. There's another plane that's going by.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51This is going to be me tomorrow.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Flying day is finally here and I make it to the airfield first.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05We're at RAF Cranwell, where I'm going to do my flying.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09I'm really nervous now but at the same time, I'm really excited.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13I've seen the plane that I'm going to be flying in and...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16..well, it's just mental.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19I'm going to be flying that.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24First of all, I'm given lots of safety advice,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26including how to use my parachute.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29The pilot will say to you, "Jump, jump." What are you going to do
0:18:29 > 0:18:31next? Can you remember what you're going to do next?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- This one there.- Yeah, that. - So get hold of that,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35give it a really good pull, as hard as you can.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38'You should put on the LSJ before the parachute.'
0:18:39 > 0:18:42The weather is looking quite reasonable,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45so you should all get the chance to fly.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49While Lottie is getting ready, I'm on my way and I'm really excited.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I think it's one of these buildings here.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- Good morning, Lottie. How are you feeling?- Um, very nervous.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I'm going to be your pilot for the day, all right?
0:18:59 > 0:19:00So you're in really good hands.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- Yeah.- I'm really looking forward to this trip.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- Very excited, OK.- Me too.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09It's OK to be nervous, because it's something completely new.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Yeah.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14What we'll do is we'll make the most of this opportunity and give you
0:19:14 > 0:19:15something to remember.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Right, if you're happy with that, you're going to get kitted out now.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25This is my sick bag.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Hopefully I won't need to use it, but I know it's there now.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37It's a little bit heavy, but it's quite comfortable, actually.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Right, that's you, ready for flying.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Yeah?- Yeah.- Perfect.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50This is it. The biggest moment of my life.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I'm really looking forward to it.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56But, at the same time, I'm terrified.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Lottie, ready to roll?
0:20:02 > 0:20:03Great, let's go.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08MUSIC PLAYS
0:20:17 > 0:20:20So, we're going to take off together.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23We're going.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- How cool is that?- Very.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- That is such a great thing, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Well, I'm going to give you control, all right?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50So this is where you take control from me.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54In the cockpit, there are dual controls so we can switch between
0:20:54 > 0:20:55the pilot Stu and me flying the plane.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58I use the control column to pitch,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01which tilts the nose of the plane up and down,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05allowing the aircraft to climb or descend, and when I move the control
0:21:05 > 0:21:09column left and right, the plane rolls, turning left and right.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13This is called banking, and means the aeroplane can change direction.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- You have control.- I have control.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Good. And if you move the control column forward, see what happens.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Nice. That's nice, smooth handling, all right?
0:21:23 > 0:21:24A little bit more. Don't be afraid of it.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26OK. Fantastic.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30All I want you to do now is fly the aircraft, manoeuvre it up and down,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32left and right, whatever you fancy.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36And what you're going to find is that your confidence will increase
0:21:36 > 0:21:40all the time. You'll realise that you can do this.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42All right? There's no great magic to it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Look at that, brilliant. Be a little bit brave, all right?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Just make that turn to the right. Pitch up.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Oh, that's nice.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Look, you're doing that.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56How are you feeling about doing a loop?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Um...- Yeah? Are you feeling confident?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Yeah, why not? - Good stuff, all right.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05'Stu is going to show me how to fly in full circle,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08'so I'll be upside down, just like a Red Arrows pilot.'
0:22:08 > 0:22:11You'll see the Earth from a slightly different perspective.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14And if you are feeling up to it,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17then what I'll do is I'll teach you how to do one as well, OK?
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- Cool. Yeah.- Great. Ready?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Here goes. I'm pulling back nice and centrally.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Have a look behind you now.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- How cool is that?- Really cool. - And there we go.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Oh, Lottie, well done.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44That is fantastic.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47You did brilliant. How does that feel?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Great, but I don't think I want to do it again.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- No, you don't?- No, definitely not.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55All right, OK. Are you feeling unwell or are you OK?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Uh, a little bit.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- I might have to get my sick bag out. - Yeah, all right.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Well, you get it out.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14All right?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I think I'm all right now.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Yeah, sometimes just getting the bag out makes all the difference.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27I'm delighted for you and really proud of you.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35It was just like one minute we were on the ground, the next minute,
0:23:35 > 0:23:36we're not.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I knew I would enjoy it, but I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as
0:23:39 > 0:23:41much as I did.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46I did a loop-the-loop and it was absolutely terrifying.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48As my flight ends...
0:23:48 > 0:23:50MY flight is about to begin.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I've got my helmet on, got my parachute,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57my jumpsuit and I'm excited.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- Fantastic, isn't it? - Oh, my gosh, this is amazing.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Brilliant. Glad you like it.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Now you have control, so you put your hand on the control column.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- I have control, Sir.- Good. Excellent discipline. All right?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22And I want you to move the control column
0:24:22 > 0:24:24a little bit to the left for me.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Good. It's turning, you see?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30And back into the neutral position.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Excellent. And back to the centre.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34You're flying it. You're doing it.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36You're doing a really good job.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Yes, Sir. All right, I'm going to leave you with it.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Imagine you're on your flight simulator at home or whatever it is
0:24:41 > 0:24:43and you're just doing it, but you're doing it for real.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Oh, my.- Yeah, now, what I want you to do is I want you to pull that
0:24:47 > 0:24:50nose up and turn it back the other way. And don't be afraid of it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- Really pull it back. That's it. - Oh, my gosh!- Yeah, you got it?
0:24:53 > 0:24:58You got it. Yeah, and now to the right and just relax your grip now
0:24:58 > 0:25:02and allow that nose to drop. And as it drops, roll it the other way.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Pull it to the left. Look at that.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10I wonder how Kallen copes with going upside down.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16Oh, my gosh!
0:25:16 > 0:25:18LAUGHTER
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Have a look behind you.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- This is sick!- Is it? Well, don't be!- Oh, my gosh!
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- Whoa!- All right.- Oh, my gosh! This is amazing.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Brilliant. Feeling OK?- Yeah.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Good.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Right. Do you want to have a go?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- No!- Yes, you are.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45All right. You have control.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Now, pull back. Keep pulling back.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53- Keep pulling back.- Oh, my gosh! - Keep pulling back. You have it.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Keep pulling back. All right? That's good.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Keep pulling back. Look at my hands. Keep pulling back.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Harder, harder, harder.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Brilliant.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07You did it. I have control.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Oh, my gosh.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17That was sick.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23That was so fun. Oh, my gosh!
0:26:23 > 0:26:27I flew the plane and I did a loop.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I can't believe I actually just did that.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Oh, no way.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36On a scale from one to ten,
0:26:36 > 0:26:41I would pick the number ten billion, because it was amazing.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Oh, my gosh! Whoa!
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Honestly, I can't believe that I've never signed up for flying before
0:26:50 > 0:26:54and that I've never tried to put myself out of my comfort zone.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57This time last year, flying, whenever it came up,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01I'd just be like, "No, I'm not going to do that."
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Because it just scared me.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- How cool is that?- Very.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11I'm so glad I signed up this time because I really loved it.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15I'm looking forward to telling my mum and my nan and probably
0:27:15 > 0:27:18everybody in my family how the flight went.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Without cadets, I wouldn't have been able to fly.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Like, could you believe someone like me went to fly?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28This flying experience has changed me.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31And changed me for the better.