"Elwood Dowd" wrote in message
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Right on, Marco, well done. Don't worry, it gets easier. My wife and
son were my first passengers.

They were also the passengers on board when the nosewheel collapsed in
our "new" plane and we slammed nose-first onto the pavement and slid 500
feet to a stop, and one of my first thoughts as we were running into the
field was that they would never go up with me again. It took almost a
year, but they did.

They are still the passengers I take up most often, and definitely the
most enthusiastic. Never underestimate your non-pilot family.


Ouch!

Well I feel the same way. I know that if my engine quits I know enough to
put the plane down (in good weather that is) without killing myself and
possibly (if I have a good field) without hurting the plane (too much).

But an "accident" like that, with my wife on board would probably wake up
the same fearful thought: "Now she won't fly with me anymore".

That's it! You nailed it.

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Marco Rispoli - NJ, USA / PP-ASEL
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