fiveoboy01
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What did you do?
Today, 12 days after my checkride, I went up for a spin for a bit over an hour. It felt sort of weird, but I enjoyed myself. It was sunny and clear but very cold, and the 172 leapt off the ground like a scared cat between the low density altitude and the empty right seat. I didn't like the crosswinds at the two nearest airports as they were beyond my current self-imposed limits, so I just bored holes in the sky for a while, which was still very fun. I never went farther than 20-25 miles from the airport and though I was with departure the entire time, I didn't get a single traffic advisory. Came back and the landing was a total greaser, 12 knots blowing right down the runway didn't hurt.
My brother was supposed to go along, and he did not, made some excuse about hunting... and I knew he was lying. Mom confirmed with me later, he is afraid to fly because I have low hours, and he's scared something will happen. At first I was mad about it but as I sat and thought about it, I realized that his fear comes from ignorance. But I don't know how to correct it other than just let him sit on the ground. Any advice there is appreciated. Dad is going up with me Wednesday, but he's got 300+ hours
I think I just hijacked my own thread:lol:
Today, 12 days after my checkride, I went up for a spin for a bit over an hour. It felt sort of weird, but I enjoyed myself. It was sunny and clear but very cold, and the 172 leapt off the ground like a scared cat between the low density altitude and the empty right seat. I didn't like the crosswinds at the two nearest airports as they were beyond my current self-imposed limits, so I just bored holes in the sky for a while, which was still very fun. I never went farther than 20-25 miles from the airport and though I was with departure the entire time, I didn't get a single traffic advisory. Came back and the landing was a total greaser, 12 knots blowing right down the runway didn't hurt.
My brother was supposed to go along, and he did not, made some excuse about hunting... and I knew he was lying. Mom confirmed with me later, he is afraid to fly because I have low hours, and he's scared something will happen. At first I was mad about it but as I sat and thought about it, I realized that his fear comes from ignorance. But I don't know how to correct it other than just let him sit on the ground. Any advice there is appreciated. Dad is going up with me Wednesday, but he's got 300+ hours
I think I just hijacked my own thread:lol:
