Spousal checkride -- any suggestions?

Eric Ross writes:

Any suggestions for making this flight as positive as possible for her?

Fly her to dinner someplace nice on a beautiful day. Done correctly, this
can become a very expensive habit.

Take along your flight instructor for the first trip as a "thank you" and
as a way to ease your wife's concerns (and to make the trip easier for you.)

Or...you could go up on a bouncy summer day and do stalls with her. I know
someone who did that and cut his flying expenses to $0/year.

--kyler

Kyler Laird wrote:

Fly her to dinner someplace nice on a beautiful day.

Hmmmmm.....

I would suggest the flight take place on a kinda empty stomach.

And after the plane has been put away then take her out for a nice meal.

"Shiver Me Timbers" wrote in message
...
Fly her to dinner someplace nice on a beautiful day.
[...]
I would suggest the flight take place on a kinda empty stomach.

And after the plane has been put away then take her out for a nice meal.

I don't disagree, but I do think how important that is depends on the
weather.

I advise passengers to not fly on a completely empty stomach, to make sure
they've had a snack or something light. 100 calories worth or so is
sufficient, just to stave off the angry grumbling.

I also advise them to not eat heavily when we fly for lunch or dinner.
People have a tendency to overdo it when dining out, and this is a big no-no
for most folks in airplanes, especially if it's bumpy. On the other hand,
I've had some very satisfied passengers on smooth nights with the sun
setting, as they sit peacefully in their seat with a well-judged meal
resting in their stomach, watching the sun go down. In the right
proportions, food can be quite calming.

Pete

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:25:38 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

On the other hand,
I've had some very satisfied passengers on smooth nights with the sun
setting, as they sit peacefully in their seat with a well-judged meal
resting in their stomach, watching the sun go down. In the right
proportions, food can be quite calming.


I generally agree with your statement, but think the first flight
should be just that, with the dinner after a successful landing.

z

in article , Peter Duniho at
wrote on 6/18/04 12:25 PM:

"Shiver Me Timbers" wrote in message
...
Fly her to dinner someplace nice on a beautiful day.
[...]
I would suggest the flight take place on a kinda empty stomach.

And after the plane has been put away then take her out for a nice meal.

I don't disagree, but I do think how important that is depends on the
weather.

I advise passengers to not fly on a completely empty stomach, to make sure
they've had a snack or something light. 100 calories worth or so is
sufficient, just to stave off the angry grumbling.

I also advise them to not eat heavily when we fly for lunch or dinner.
People have a tendency to overdo it when dining out, and this is a big no-no
for most folks in airplanes, especially if it's bumpy. On the other hand,
I've had some very satisfied passengers on smooth nights with the sun
setting, as they sit peacefully in their seat with a well-judged meal
resting in their stomach, watching the sun go down. In the right
proportions, food can be quite calming.

Pete

One tradition I've never understood is the "$100 hamburger". Why not the
"$100 bowl of soup", or the "$100 lightly-buttered toast"? Why the hell
would anyone want to tempt fate by stuffing themselves full of a big, greasy
hamburger and then go flying?

"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message
...
One tradition I've never understood is the "$100 hamburger". Why not the
"$100 bowl of soup", or the "$100 lightly-buttered toast"? Why the hell
would anyone want to tempt fate by stuffing themselves full of a big,
greasy
hamburger and then go flying?

During the summer there are usually fly-in breakfasts somewhere within 100
miles on any given Sunday. Getting filled up with pancakes, sausage, et al,
is better than burgers...

For anyone interested in Midwest fly-ins this Sunday: Rock Rapids, Maquoketa
and Harlan, IA and Dodge Center, Hutchinson and Lake Elmo, MN.

http://www.fun-places-to-fly.com/events/default.asp

Philip Sondericker wrote:

One tradition I've never understood is the "$100 hamburger".

This is the burning question that is keeping you awake at night is it.

Why not the "$100 bowl of soup",

Whatever floats your boat Phil.

or the "$100 lightly-buttered toast"?

Whatever floats your boat Phil.

Why the hell would anyone want to tempt fate by stuffing
themselves full of a big, greasy hamburger and then go flying?

Why the hell would you tempt fate by climbing into an airplane
and hurling yourself down a runway and into the air.

Better yet.... Besides you.... who cares.

Here's an idea..... Next time your about to go flying why don't
you forget about a bowl of soup or toast and eat a couple of
pieces of X-Lax instead...... Then go flying.

in article , Shiver Me Timbers at
wrote on 6/18/04 8:19 PM:

Philip Sondericker wrote:

One tradition I've never understood is the "$100 hamburger".

This is the burning question that is keeping you awake at night is it.

Why not the "$100 bowl of soup",

Whatever floats your boat Phil.

or the "$100 lightly-buttered toast"?

Whatever floats your boat Phil.

Why the hell would anyone want to tempt fate by stuffing
themselves full of a big, greasy hamburger and then go flying?

Why the hell would you tempt fate by climbing into an airplane
and hurling yourself down a runway and into the air.

Better yet.... Besides you.... who cares.

Here's an idea..... Next time your about to go flying why don't
you forget about a bowl of soup or toast and eat a couple of
pieces of X-Lax instead...... Then go flying.

Hey "Shiver"...the next time a completely innocuous post from somebody
inspires you to write a lot of semi-literate rubbish, why don't you go
flying instead? Just a suggestion..."Shiver".

"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message
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Hey "Shiver"...the next time a completely innocuous post from somebody
inspires you to write a lot of semi-literate rubbish, why don't you go
flying instead? Just a suggestion..."Shiver".

Heh...your post did sort of seem to go over his head, I think.

Kyler Laird wrote:


Take along your flight instructor for the first trip as a "thank you" and
as a way to ease your wife's concerns (and to make the trip easier for
you.)

Hmm. "I don't trust myself"? Not perhaps the best message.

- Andrew