I guess my point is that I didn't realize how it would affect me to cancel
the flight.

Well done, Fred.

When I was newly certificated, I promised a coworker to take him and his son
flying. Over and over again one of us had to cancel, due to work or
personal issues coming up. It was very frustrating.

At last the day came when the three of us were standing on the tarmac
together, loading up the plane. The winds were high and gusty (of course, a
cross-wind, at good ol' 2300 x 30' Sylvania Field, C89), the ceilings low
and ugly, and the temperature was dropping.

Technically it was VFR, but even with my paltry 70-or-so hours I knew that
it would be neither fun nor pretty. Worse, I didn't know if it would *stay*
VFR, and I really didn't want my friend and his kid barfing all over the
rental plane.

It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but I scrubbed the flight
right there on the ramp. The look on that kid's face still haunts me -- and
we never were able to re-schedule -- but it's just something you've got to
be able to do, if you want to be a pilot.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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