John Clear wrote:
In article hQyhh.290$_X.130@bigfe9, rod wrote:

Did either of the two boys try it? Or were they afraid of being shown up by
the girl super-pilot.


What has been the group's experience with letting non-pilot passengers
fly? In my experience, the women are much better then the guys.

The guys tend to over control trying to keep it straight and level,
and fail miserably. The women tend to use more finesse, and do a
good job of keeping it straight and level, and can usually manage
turns with just some verbal coaching.

I took three friends up recently, a couple and another male friend
who is a frequent passenger of mine, but isn't a comfortable flyer.
When the boyfriend was flying, the guy in back asked me to take
over after about two minutes due to the overcontrolling/etc. On
the way back from lunch, the girlfriend flew for fifteen minutes
with no problem and no complaints from the uncomfortable flyer.

On another flight, a vegetarian female friend of mine flew about
half the trip down to Harris Ranch. She was so smooth on the
controls, she made me look bad. :/

John

Several years ago I gave my wife for a present NSCAR driving lessons at
Texas Motor Speedway. She drove the track for 8 laps nearing 150mph.
(Said she didn't blink the entire time). The instructor said the women
were better drivers as they didn't have anything to 'prove' on the track.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI