Taking newbies flying...

Ok Dan, did you get a picture of them and you in front of the plane?
If not redeem yourself...do it and post it.

Ron Lee

"Ron Lee" wrote:

Ok Dan, did you get a picture of them and you in front of the plane?

Nah, I screwed up & forgot the camera.

If not redeem yourself...do it and post it.


IF M_ ever gives me another chance...

On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:29:52 -0600, Dan Luke wrote:

Lesson learned: tell your newbie pax everything that is going to happen in
advance. Be especially detailed about any plans for their controlling the
airplane, and find out if they are going to be uncomfortable with anything
you have planned.

the interesting part is missing: where are the pics of M_?

:-)

Yep, I agree: talk to your first time passengers just like you're talking
to your examiner (without the tech-speak). Talk talk talk ...

#m
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"Martin Hotze" wrote:

the interesting part is missing: where are the pics of M_?

:-)

Another screwup; I forgot the camera. ;(

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...

the interesting part is missing: where are the pics of M_?

:-)

Another screwup; I forgot the camera. ;(

Reminds me... I ordered my wife one of those bright red tanktops from
Sporty's that says "Remove Before Flight."

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
...offers endless opportunities for screwing up the experience for them, as
I've demonstrated yet again.
"Uh, better now," said M_, attempting a brave smile. "That turn was a little
scary!"

What M_ wasn't saying, of course, was that she had just spent a few seconds
fearing for her life because an apparent lunatic had turned over control of an
itty bitty airplane to her virtually clueless boyfriend, who promptly put it
in a bank 500' from the ground.

It may have been the turn itself, more than who was controlling the
aircraft. I did commercial glider rides for a few years, and I learned to ask
about the past experiences of my passenger before the flight. If they had no
experiences in light aircraft, I would always remind them that an aircraft banks
when it turns "like a bicycle".

Try to remember back to your first ride in an airplane and what your
sensations were. The experience for a first-time passenger in a light plane can
be very disorienting, and turns are the biggest problem. One thing that helps
is to direct their attention outside the airplane to some landmark that they
will recognize.

Vaughn

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
...offers endless opportunities for screwing up the experience for them,
as I've demonstrated yet again.


I'm glad it ended up okay.
I invited a friend to take a ride with me for his birthday present. His
wife and 12-year-old daughter went along in the back seat. During the
passenger brief, I pretty much explained stuff to everyone's satisfaction
including some insightful questions from the youngster.
After we were leveled off and trimmed out, I demonstrated some movements
of the controls including, with permission a 'steep' turn, which did not go
more than 45 degrees and got a giggle from the back seat and a request to do
it again. I glanced at Mom and she was doing fine so I did one more to the
other side. We flew over their house and I did a 360 to both sides.
On the way back to the airport I gave the controls over to Bill and
coached him through some gentle turns, nothing more than 10 degrees or so.
Then, from the back seat came this young plaintive voice, "Is my daddy
flying the airplane?"
"Yes," I answered, "and he's doing a great job."
Then came this shriek, followed by, " I DON'T WANT MY DADDY TO FLY IT!!"

"N2310D" wrote in news:_gYeh.331$yZ4.104@trnddc05:

Then came this shriek, followed by, " I DON'T WANT MY DADDY TO FLY
IT!!"

LMAO! Yep, those kids do say the darndest things, and probably the wiser
too :-)

Allen

I've been offering rides as bar- and bat-mitzvah gifts at our synagogue.
One girl with whom I've been trying to schedule for a few months (kids
are busy these days) has a brother a few years younger who wants to come
along. He told me he would only come if I promised not to do any
aerobatics; turns out he overheard me talking with his (physicist)
father about an aerobatics course I took recently and was scared of
being in any "600 G maneuvers." I suppressed a laugh and reassured him
no, no aerobatics on their flight, certainly no maneuvers of any kind at
that level.

David

N2310D wrote:
"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
...offers endless opportunities for screwing up the experience for them,
as I've demonstrated yet again.


I'm glad it ended up okay.
I invited a friend to take a ride with me for his birthday present. His
wife and 12-year-old daughter went along in the back seat. During the
passenger brief, I pretty much explained stuff to everyone's satisfaction
including some insightful questions from the youngster.
After we were leveled off and trimmed out, I demonstrated some movements
of the controls including, with permission a 'steep' turn, which did not go
more than 45 degrees and got a giggle from the back seat and a request to do
it again. I glanced at Mom and she was doing fine so I did one more to the
other side. We flew over their house and I did a 360 to both sides.
On the way back to the airport I gave the controls over to Bill and
coached him through some gentle turns, nothing more than 10 degrees or so.
Then, from the back seat came this young plaintive voice, "Is my daddy
flying the airplane?"
"Yes," I answered, "and he's doing a great job."
Then came this shriek, followed by, " I DON'T WANT MY DADDY TO FLY IT!!"

On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:08:20 +0000, David Kazdan wrote:

"600 G maneuvers."

You're using those new spars made from Impossibilium, I see.

- Andrew