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"I just had a physical and the doctor told me my blood oxygen level is excellent," she
said. I patted her on the shoulder and told her to climb to 10,000, where she hand
flew for a few minutes before engaging the autopilot.
This would be a four-hour-plus leg, so I decided to forgo snacks and drinks while
Mom dug right into her goodie bag. "I've got raisins, Cheese Nips, and-check this
out," she said. "Chocolate chip cookies."
Family lore has it that my mom was painfully shy during her youth, but she's been
overcompensating for it during the five decades I've known her. As she's aged, she's
become more forceful, and she swears like a soldier. When I asked what she thought
of her new airplane, she said, "It's sure not a bleeping 172!" And when she dropped a
pen, she filled the intercom with a blistering string of profanity.
I'm no prude, but I prefer succinct, even terse, cockpit communications limited to the
tasks at hand. This tight-lipped style has served me well during thousands of hours
of flying, and I didn't find Mom's cussing descriptive or insightful, so I asked her to
knock it off.
"I know I've got to watch what I say around your kids," she said. "But they're not
here, so what's the big deal?"
Mom's seat was scooted all the way forward, but even so, at five feet even, she needed
a seatbelt extension so her feet could reach the rudder pedals. As the day wore on, the
hot desert air beneath us rose and we started getting rocked by occasional turbulence.
I made a comment about the Southwest's stark beauty. Mom,
who grew up on the East Coast, declared the region unfit for
human habitation. "I don't see how anyone lives here," she
said. "No trees, no rivers. No green."
I loosened my seatbelt to keep it from pressing on my bladder,
while Mom chatted about everything that had to do with
water. "What's the name of that big reservoir down there?"
she asked. "I bet they have a lot of flash floods in this area."
We crossed over the red rocks of Sedona, Arizona, and
began descending toward our overnight destination of
Prescott. The desert winds were gusting to 20 knots and
variable up to 90 degrees in direction. A sudden spike
of turbulence shook the airframe and Mom swore, then
looked over with a little-girl grin.
"Can't help it," she shrugged.
I didn't want Mom's first landing in her new airplane
to take place in such challenging conditions. I took the
controls, landed, then taxied to the tiedown. It was late
afternoon, and I was pleased that the first leg of our trip
had been free of surprises. The RV-10 was a reliable and
efficient long-distance traveler.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 6, Issue 1
My Toughest Student
Safety Seminar: After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
Safety Seminar: AOPA Air Safety Institute Rekindles Spirit of Fun, Learning, & Flying
CFI News
CFI Tips: The Eastman Technique
ASI Message: True Confessions
Accident Case Study: Emergency Management
Safety Spotlight: Blurred Lines
ASI Online: Could You Handle a Survival Situation
Safety Quiz: What You Can't See, Can Hurt You
CFI Tools: Get Ready to Taxi
Chief's Corner: Safe Strategies to Live By
Pilot Safety Announcement: Living on the Edge
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - My Toughest Student
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Seminar: After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Seminar: AOPA Air Safety Institute Rekindles Spirit of Fun, Learning, & Flying
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI Tips: The Eastman Technique
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - ASI Message: True Confessions
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Accident Case Study: Emergency Management
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Spotlight: Blurred Lines
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - ASI Online: Could You Handle a Survival Situation
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: What You Can't See, Can Hurt You
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI Tools: Get Ready to Taxi
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Chief's Corner: Safe Strategies to Live By
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