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But as I carried our bags to the FBO, Mom tugged
at my elbow and said I was walking too fast.
When I turned around, her normally rosy cheeks
were ashen, and she seemed suddenly frail. It had
been a mistake to keep her at high altitude for so
long. "I think I'm going to have to sit down," she
said. "I'm not used to this thin air."
Checkout OK. Mom was her scrappy self again
the next morning. She wanted to handle the
radio and the navigation as well as the flying on
the next leg, which would bring us to her home
airport at Santa Paula. I vetoed that idea. She still
had her hands full flying the airplane. Master that
and I'd let her do more.
She lined up with the runway and tracked the
centerline on takeoff, then guided the airplane
west. Her spirits soared as we crossed
into California, and the sky stayed crystal
clear to the coastal mountains, where
fog from the cool Pacific Ocean lapped
against them. We overflew Santa Paula in
clear air at 3,500 feet and Mom spotted
the 2,713-foot Runway 22 directly beneath
us. We spiraled down and entered a lefthand traffic pattern for her first RV-10
landing. A dozen friends and family
members were waiting for us.
I reached over and added power, and
Mom reduced it to near idle again.
"Now you're low and slow," I said.
"It's a short runway," she shot back.
This was no time for debate. "I've got
the controls," I said, shaking the stick to
confirm I was taking over.
Mom's approach was high at first, then
she chopped the power and we dropped.
Mom was disgusted by her sloppy
approach and humiliated that I'd
intervened. She couldn't put it out of
her mind during the impromptu party
"You're low," I said, looking for corrective
action that didn't come.
to celebrate her return. I told her not to
worry about it.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1
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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
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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
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 19
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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 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - ASI Online: Could You Handle a Survival Situation
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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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