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and the airplane pitched up far
above the horizon, slowing much
too quickly. The stall warning horn
blasted almost immediately, and
when it did, rather than pitching
the nose down to just below the
horizon, he pushed the yoke all the
way forward to its stops, causing
the airplane to pitch down violently.
All the papers and contents lying
in the backseat lurched immediately to the ceiling. We must have
pulled negative 2 Gs, and we were
going as close to straight down as
I have ever been while not doing
aerobatics. The student had applied
full power (as he should have),
increasing our speed dramatically
and bringing the Earth closer to us
at an alarming rate.
“I have the airplane,” I called
out. The student was frozen on the
controls and did not let go.

“I have the airplane,” I repeated.
Again, no response. We were now
probably 2,500 feet above the
ground and closing fast. The student had both hands on the control
yoke and would not let go. At least
I could reduce the power, so I did,
which slowed our descent rate, but
we were still headed straight for the
swamps—and those snakes. I called
out for him to let go of the controls
two or three more times, but he was
frozen in terror.
Finally, I jabbed the student as
hard as I could in the ribs with my
elbow. He let go, either from pain or
shock, and I took the controls and
got us straightened out. We flew in
silence back to Buchanan. I never
saw the guy again. I tried calling
him a few times to talk about what
happened, but I never heard back.
That was the only time in decades

IV

of flying with new students that I
was actually afraid.
When I recounted that story to
people right after it happened, one
or two asked if I was going to quit
teaching as a result of the experience. Frankly, the thought never
occurred to me.
They say that piloting an airplane
is hours of boredom punctuated
by seconds of sheer terror. I don’t
believe it. Flying for me has been
years of sheer joy and sharing,
punctuated by one guy who freaked
out and scared us both for a few
moments of uncertainty. No way
was I going to let a little muddy
water and a few snakes keep me
from showing newbies the view
from up there.
William Woodbury is a flight instructor and
freelance writer in Southern California.



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Flight Training - September 2013

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Flight Training - September 2013
Contents
Member Benefits
Right Seat
Centerline
Letters
Dropping In
After the Checkride
How it Works
Success Story Tech Tip
News
Flight Training Excellence Award Winner
ASI News
AOPA Action
Summit Preview Training Products
Final Exam
Flying Carpet
Upside Down, Inside Out
No More Monkey Business
Technique
Weather
Checkride
Flight Lesson
Cause and Effect
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Nothing to Fear
Reveal the Hidden Value
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - September 2013 - Flight Training - September 2013
Flight Training - September 2013 - Cover2
Flight Training - September 2013 - 1
Flight Training - September 2013 - Contents
Flight Training - September 2013 - 3
Flight Training - September 2013 - Member Benefits
Flight Training - September 2013 - 5
Flight Training - September 2013 - Right Seat
Flight Training - September 2013 - 7
Flight Training - September 2013 - Centerline
Flight Training - September 2013 - 9
Flight Training - September 2013 - Letters
Flight Training - September 2013 - 11
Flight Training - September 2013 - Dropping In
Flight Training - September 2013 - 13
Flight Training - September 2013 - After the Checkride
Flight Training - September 2013 - How it Works
Flight Training - September 2013 - 16
Flight Training - September 2013 - Success Story Tech Tip
Flight Training - September 2013 - News
Flight Training - September 2013 - Flight Training Excellence Award Winner
Flight Training - September 2013 - ASI News
Flight Training - September 2013 - AOPA Action
Flight Training - September 2013 - Summit Preview Training Products
Flight Training - September 2013 - Final Exam
Flight Training - September 2013 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - September 2013 - 25
Flight Training - September 2013 - Upside Down, Inside Out
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Flight Training - September 2013 - No More Monkey Business
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Flight Training - September 2013 - Technique
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Flight Training - September 2013 - Weather
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Flight Training - September 2013 - Checkride
Flight Training - September 2013 - Flight Lesson
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Flight Training - September 2013 - Cause and Effect
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Flight Training - September 2013 - Tech Talk
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Flight Training - September 2013 - Reveal the Hidden Value
Flight Training - September 2013 - Advertiser Index
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Flight Training - September 2013 - Debrief
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