In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Mary and I have given rides to dozens of people over the years. I
usually like to let a newbie ride in the right seat with me, and will
usually let them "take the wheel" once we're safely at altitude. Most
people love their new-found freedom, while others are tentative and not
quite sure what to think.

It is a rare person, indeed, who refuses the chance to "steer" -- but
it happened Friday with a 24 year old girl in the right seat.
Actually, Mary was up front with her, while I was in back with her
boyfriend (which is still a very weird feeling, sitting in the BACK of
your own plane, in flight) -- and when Mary offered her the controls,
she politely refused.

What *is* that, anyway?

don't know. I took a co-worker up for a ride, and it turns out that
she is a bit of a timid flyer. She wouldn't touch the controls and
asked me to end the flight early (which, of course, I did). I took
an old college roommate flying once and he wouldn't take the
controls either - in his case I think he was intimidated by all
the stuff, the instruments, the radios, not understanding ATC, etc etc.

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