[simpits-tech] OT - Interesting Day

[Brian Sikkema]

Almost forgot to join in!

A kite! Luxury! (Yes, I know, stealing from Monty Python again).

My instructor put me on rollerskates, tied me behind a pack of starved dogs,
let a rabbit loose, and told me to flap! And of course at the very moment I
had finally lifted off, they caught the rabbit and gave me my first lesson
in forced landings....

In reality, I think on my first dual flight - or one of the first, anyway,
I'd have to look at my logbook - my instructor and I decided to head up to
10,000, just for the heck of it. Well, I thought it was just for the heck of
it, anyway. A Cessna takes a while to get to 10k, and, well, he IS paid by
the hour....

Brian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bubba" <mysticz28 at swbell.net>
To: "Simulator Cockpit tech list" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] OT - Interesting Day


> Al West wrote:
> > Not much wind in a Hot Air Balloon ;-)
>
> Balloon? Ha! I did my first 25 hours of dual instruction hanging from a
kite
> with one hand while my instructor threw rocks at me...
>
> Actually that would have almost been preferable to real life. My dad
(about
> 50 hours worth of instruction from him) is a bit harsh when you mess up,
but
> I can land a C172 anywhere. Pavement is a luxury. So is a horizontal
> surface. "Stay in ground effect until you clear that herd of cattle up
> there" was heard more than once.
> -- 
> Steve
> mysticz28 at swbell.net
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