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Don.Alexander(at)astenjoh
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 Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:26 am Post subject: To Turn or Not to Turn... |
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My=20recent=20training=20experience=20with=20a=20new=20instructor=20brought=20a=20couple=20of
learnings=20with=20it.=20=20(Both=20good=20and=20bad...)
I=20had=20my=20first=20flight=20in=20a=20Citabria=20with=20a=20new=20instructor...hmmm...new
instructor=20and=20new=20plane.=20=20We=20did=20the=20normal=20preflight=20inspection=20and
strapped=20in.=20=20He=20gave=20me=20the=20first=20takeoff=20and=20at=20500',=20he=20pulled=20the
power=20on=20me.=20=20The=20training=20kicked=20in=20and=20I=20dropped=20the=20nose.=20
"Whatcha=20gonna=20do=20now?"=20he=20asked.
I=20set=20up=20a=20glide=20and=20picked=20a=20farm=20field=20which=20I=20had=20no=20trouble=20making.
I=20didn't=20have=20time=20to=20simulate=20emergency=20radio=20calls,=20xpdr=20changes=20and
so=20forth,=20or=20I=20should=20say=20that=20I=20didn't=20bother=20with=20these=20things=20as=20I
felt=20that=20flight=20required=20all=20of=20my=20attention=20at=20the=20moment.
Afterwards,=20my=20instructor=20told=20me=20that=20I=20saved=20my=20life,=20but=20lost=20the
airplane=20as=20my=20field=20of=20choice=20would=20have=20caused=20us=20to=20flip=20over=20on=20our
backs=20since=20it=20was=20too=20soft.=20=20I=20felt=20pretty=20good=20about=20responding=20in=20a
survivable=20manner=20in=20a=20plane=20that=20I=20had=20only=20flown=20for=20less=20than=20a
minute=20before=20I=20had=20"lost"=20my=20engine.
He=20then=20took=20us=20back=20to=20the=20runway=20and=20went=20through=20the=20simulation=20"his"
way.=20=20As=20soon=20as=20we=20hit=20500',=20he=20pulled=20the=20power.=20=20He=20made=20a=20very=20steep
turn=20back=20and=20easily=20made=20the=20runway.=20=20We=20shut=20down=20for=20a=20moment=20and=20he
said=20something=20that=20has=20stuck=20with=20me=20ever=20since-
"Always=20fly=20the=20plane=20in=20which=20you=20are=20flying."
Sounds=20like=20something=20that=20Yogi=20Berra=20would=20come=20up=20with...
He=20explained=20that=20I=20was=20used=20to=20flying=20Cessna=20152's=20and=20my=20response=20to
the=20simulation=20had=20"Cessna"=20written=20all=20over=20it.=20=20The=20Citabria=20was
capable=20of=20so=20much=20more=20than=20the=20Cessna,=20and=20I=20failed=20to=20take=20advantage
of=20it.=20=20Given=20the=20same=20simulation=20today,=20I=20would=20still=20look=20for=20my=20farm
field.=20=20I=20recognize=20that=20in=20my=20current=20state=20of=20training,=20the=20farm=20field
represents=20a=20chance=20to=20live=20and=20the=20turn-back=20represents=20a=20chance=20to
die.=20=20Maybe=20after=20I=20become=20a=20better=20pilot,=20I=20can=20pull=20the=20turn-back
maneuver=20off,=20but=20for=20now,=20I=20will=20default=20to=20the=20crops=20until=20my=20training
can=20catch=20up=20with=20the=20RV's=20capabilities...
After=20we=20got=20back=20up=20in=20the=20air,=20we=20worked=20a=20grass=20strip=20next=20to=20the
runway.=20=20He=20made=20me=20keep=20a=20very=20tight=20pattern.=20=20If=20I=20started=20drifting
away=20from=20the=20glide=20distance,=20he=20would=20pull=20the=20power=20right=20away=20and
tell=20me=20to=20prove=20to=20him=20that=20I=20can=20still=20make=20the=20grass.=20=20It=20became=20a
fun=20sport=20after=20a=20few=20failures=20had=20driven=20the=20lesson=20home=20to=20me.=20=20I=20fell
in=20love=20with=20the=20Citabria=20and=20her=20sweet=20manners=20on=20the=20ground=20and=20air.
Her=20wheel=20pants=20were=20a=20green=20mess=20after=20working=20the=20grass=20runway,=20but=20it
was=20worth=20the=20effort!
Tinman
RV-8-=20Finishing=20kit=20=20
Messages=20originating=20from=20AstenJohnson,=20Inc.=20e-mail=20servers=20are=20scanned=20for=20viruses=20and=20other=20threats=20prior=20to=20delivery=20using=20e-mail=20security=20services=20powered=20by=20MessageLabs=20Inc.
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chuck515tigger(at)yahoo.c
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:49 am Post subject: To Turn or Not to Turn... |
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... oh darn. I seem to have mis-placed my secret decoder ring.
I guess I'll have to do it the old fashion way. Let's see.... dump all the 20's, delete all the = signs, there that should do it.
"Alexander, Don" <Don.Alexander(at)astenjohnson.com> wrote:
My=20recent=20training=20experience=20with=20a=20new=20instructor=20brought=20a=20couple=20of
learnings=20with=20it.=20=20(Both=20good=20and=20bad...)
I=20had=20my=20first=20flight=20in=20a=20Citabria=20with=20a=20new=20instructor...hmmm...new
instructor=20and=20new=20plane.=20=20We=20did=20the=20normal=20preflight=20inspection=20and
strapped=20in.=20=20He=20gave=20me=20the=20first=20takeoff=20and=20at=20500',=20he=20pulled=20the
power=20on=20me.=20=20The=20training=20kicked=20in=20and=20I=20dropped=20the=20nose.
"Whatcha=20gonna=20do=20now?"=20he=20asked.
I=20set=20up=20a=20glide=20and=20picked=20a=20farm=20field=20which=20I=20had=20no=20trouble=20making.
I=20didn't=20have=20time=20to=20simulate=20emergency=20radio=20calls,=20xpdr=20changes=20and
so=20forth,=20or=20I=20should=20say=20that=20I=20didn't=20bother=20with=20these=20things=20as=20I
felt=20that=20flight=20required=20all=20of=20my=20attention=20at=20the=20moment.
Afterwards,=20my=20instructor=20told=20me=20that=20I=20saved=20my=20life,=20but=20lost=20the
airplane=20as=20my=20field=20of=20choice=20would=20have=20caused=20us=20to=20flip=20over=20on=20our
backs=20since=20it=20was=20too=20soft.=20=20I=20felt=20pretty=20good=20about=20responding=20in=20a
survivable=20manner=20in=20a=20plane=20that=20I=20had=20only=20flown=20for=20less=20than=20a
minute=20before=20I=20had=20"lost"=20my=20engine.
He=20then=20took=20us=20back=20to=20the=20runway=20and=20went=20through=20the=20simulation=20"his"
way.=20=20As=20soon=20as=20we=20hit=20500',=20he=20pulled=20the=20power.=20=20He=20made=20a=20very=20steep
turn=20back=20and=20easily=20made=20the=20runway.=20=20We=20shut=20down=20for=20a=20moment=20and=20he
said=20something=20that=20has=20stuck=20with=20me=20ever=20since-
"Always=20fly=20the=20plane=20in=20which=20you=20are=20flying."
Sounds=20like=20something=20that=20Yogi=20Berra=20would=20come=20up=20with...
He=20explained=20that=20I=20was=20used=20to=20flying=20Cessna=20152's=20and=20my=20response=20to
the=20simulation=20had=20"Cessna"=20written=20all=20over=20it.=20=20The=20Citabria=20was
capable=20of=20so=20much=20more=20than=20the=20Cessna,=20and=20I=20failed=20to=20take=20advantage
of=20it.=20=20Given=20the=20same=20simulation=20today,=20I=20would=20still=20look=20for=20my=20farm
field.=20=20I=20recognize=20that=20in=20my=20current=20state=20of=20training,=20the=20farm=20field
represents=20a=20chance=20to=20live=20and=20the=20turn-back=20represents=20a=20chance=20to
die.=20=20Maybe=20after=20I=20become=20a=20better=20pilot,=20I=20can=20pull=20the=20turn-back
maneuver=20off,=20but=20for=20now,=20I=20will=20default=20to=20the=20crops=20until=20my=20training
can=20catch=20up=20with=20the=20RV's=20capabilities...
After=20we=20got=20back=20up=20in=20the=20air,=20we=20worked=20a=20grass=20strip=20next=20to=20the
runway.=20=20He=20made=20me=20keep=20a=20very=20tight=20pattern.=20=20If=20I=20started=20drifting
away=20from=20the=20glide=20distance,=20he=20would=20pull=20the=20power=20right=20away=20and
tell=20me=20to=20prove=20to=20him=20that=20I=20can=20still=20make=20the=20grass.=20=20It=20became=20a
fun=20sport=20after=20a=20few=20failures=20had=20driven=20the=20lesson=20home=20to=20me.=20=20I=20fell
in=20love=20with=20the=20Citabria=20and=20her=20sweet=20manners=20on=20the=20ground=20and=20air.
Her=20wheel=20pants=20were=20a=20green=20mess=20after=20working=20the=20grass=20runway,=20but=20it
was=20worth=20the=20effort!
Tinman
RV-8-=20Finishing=20kit=20
Messages=20originating=20from=20AstenJohnson,=20Inc.=20e-mail=20servers=20are=20scanned=20for=20viruses=20and=20other=20threats=20prior=20to=20delivery=20using=20e-mail=20security=20services=20powered=20by=20MessageLabs=20Inc.
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DanFM01(at)butter.toast.n
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:25 am Post subject: To Turn or Not to Turn... |
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reposting Don's message with the "=20"s all removed
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