Profs & Pints DC: How Do You Fly This Thing?

Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Do You Fly This Thing?” A discussion of the basics of piloting airplanes and navigating DC airspace, with Nate Young, FAA-certified commercial pilot and flight instructor at Washington International Flight Academy.

For many of us, riding in an airplane from point A to B is an act of faith. Lacking much understanding of how the plane flies, how anyone flies it, or what’s happening around us, we sit there experiencing varying degrees of trust and trepidation.

Profs and Pints is offering those who want a deeper understanding of airplane flight the next best thing to a seat in the cockpit: An evening with an airplane pilot and instructor at one of the region’s largest flight schools.

You’ll learn the basics of how airplanes fly, focusing on the importance of lift, weight, drag, and thrust and how airplanes harness the laws of physics. You’ll be…