In rec.aviation.student Maxwell wrote:
"Michael Ash" wrote in message
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I recall an unfortunate incident in which a poorly-placed water bag had
somewhat reduced my right aileron authority, and I thought I could get it
out of the way in the middle of the takeoff. The aircraft quickly
disabused me of this notion, and I recovered without breaking anything,
but it made for an embarrassing show. (Why is it that you can be
absolutely certain that someone is watching when you screw it up, and
absolutely certain that nobody was around to see it when you make a
greaser landing?

It usually has nothing to do with what the actually see, and everything to
do with what they choose to recall.

No doubt.

There's an amusing ending to this as well. I had thought nobody noticed
it, since nobody said anything, until I got in the car with my friend to
go home. We started talking about our respective days at the airport and
he said, "Did you see that one guy on takeoff...?" I had to shamefacedly
admit that "that one guy" was actually me.

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Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software