First time passenger in a GA plane - Video

Æslop wrote:
Got any advice on getting a reluctant wife to fly?


You cannot push people to fly. Some just cannot do it. My wife would fly
with me, so I was lucky. I had a friend that his wife would not step in
a plane with him. He had just got his private certificate. Thinking that
if she would go up with my wife and me she would go up with him - didn't
happen. She rode with my wife and me, but not her husband.

See if she would be willing to go with an instructor first without you?
Take baby steps.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
Sold
KSWI

"Ross" wrote in message
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Æslop wrote:
Got any advice on getting a reluctant wife to fly?

See if she would be willing to go with an instructor first without you?
Take baby steps.

It's not me (AFAIK), it's the small aircraft. But there's no harm in
offering. Thanks.

On Nov 9, 12:12*pm, Ross wrote:

See if she would be willing to go with an instructor first without you?
Take baby steps.

Good advise Ross especially when probably most of the first time
passengers are taking their first ride with a newly minted pilot.

Your suggestion takes the "personal side" out and the instructor
probably can better assess the first timer more objectively and answer
the questions hopefully in a better way then I could myself.

Plus the flying experience of the instructor would hopefully make the
ride for the passenger a little more comfortable especially when the
rubber meets the road on landing. LOL

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Good advise Ross especially when probably most of the first time
passengers are taking their first ride with a newly minted pilot.

Your suggestion takes the "personal side" out and the instructor
probably can better assess the first timer more objectively and answer
the questions hopefully in a better way then I could myself.

Plus the flying experience of the instructor would hopefully make the
ride for the passenger a little more comfortable especially when the
rubber meets the road on landing. LOL

Good advice... assuming it's the right instructor!

When I was a student, we had a flight scheduled to practice slow flight, stalls, and steep turns.
So the appointed time comes, and my instructor arrives... with his girlfriend in tow. No problem, I
assume given she's his girlfriend she's been in a lightplane before. Nope... it was her first time!

At my instigation, the agenda for that day got changed to some much more tame maneuvers.

Eric Law

On Nov 10, 8:50*am, "Eric" wrote:

At my instigation, the agenda for that day got changed to some much more tame maneuvers.

Eric Law

Got to give you credit for being PIC :-)))) even if you were "only a
student".

Bet it was a valuable lesson to be learned if not about flying, about
having to endure passenger reactions.

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Got any advice on getting a reluctant wife to fly?


If she’s just uneasy with something she’s not used to, then simply
presenting this as a daily and normal part of your life might win her
over, one step at a time.

If she resents it as not only a waste of your time, an unjustified risk
and also feels that your last flight would have been put to better use
by buying a new couch, then you are at TBO

"phole" == phole slop writes:

phole Got any advice on getting a reluctant wife to fly?

Why must she? Why insist on it?

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"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a
friend.... if you have one." - George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
"Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is
one." - Winston Churchill, in response.

"Bob Fry" wrote in message
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"phole" == phole slop writes:

phole Got any advice on getting a reluctant wife to fly?

Why must she? Why insist on it?

She mustn't, and I am not insisting. I love my wife, and would like my wife
to fly with me. Not married, eh?

On Nov 7, 10:17*pm, " wrote:
I post this 8 minute video with the hopes others can share tips on
what they do to make first time passengers comfortable on their first
flight. Comments here or in the video most appreciated.

Video starts with me explaining the process from startup, to runup,
take off, cruise and landing trying to keep things in "English" *Video
also includes in-flight reactions from the passenger.

Couple of things to note about the passenger. *She is not a roller
coaster ride and doen't like heights. *Because of this, I modified my
flying to half standard rate turns whenever possible and a steeper
then normal approach to not feel so close to the tree tops on short
final.

Interestingly enough, the camera doesn't show the "bouncing" but that
was due to me putting in flaps and transitioning from 10 knots winds
aloft to calm on the ground. *Rather then explain "wind-shear", I just
blamed it on the smog: We had very, very minimal turbulence, something
seasoned GA passengers wouldn't think about but looking at her, she
was kinda getting green around the gills.

Video also includes intercom and ATC communications with a
"sightseeing request" from me to fly over my house.

While not her favorite thing she has done in life, she was ok with
it. *Given a "goal" to go to New Orleans, I think she would go, but to
go boring holes in the sky, I don't think I will see her in the right
seat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfDNuuakA5o

Bumps are a bit harder at higher air speeds, so fly somewhat slower. I
also found mentioning 'another pair of eyes' is not a good thing for a
low time GA pax -- it induces an OMG fright response. I do, as you
did, talk about everything I am about to do, especially if it involves
a change in attitude or noise level. I had one first timer in the
right seat follow the motions of the yoke, and I talked my way through
each one. "OK, now we're going fast enough to fly, you can feel me
pulling on the yoke a little bit. . .feel that?.. and look, we're off
the ground!" that was followed by a "WOW". Then putting her hand on
the gear lever, saying 'push it to the side, then lift it up and that
will bring the wheels up" and I had a convert for life. I wonder, has
anyone had a right seat pax who just grabbed at the controls and
threatened the safety of the flight?