I thought I had no problems with distractions. After all, I'm a highly
trained and experienced pilot. But today I was taking some friends out
flying, and just as we were leaving the class C airspace I noticed a bit
of a strange noise - and I looked over and realized the door wasn't
closed.

Same thing happened to me with one of the first rides I gave as a PP
-- with my MOM! Her hair was being sucked out the top of the door,
but she handled everything with perfect aplomb, and I simply went
back, landed, re-latched the door (after the shop adjusted it -- I
*had* latched it) and we departed.

Her calmness in the face of what must have been fairly frightening has
always impressed me.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"