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"After all this time, I guess a little
longer won't matter," said my friend. A
week later, Richard phoned me.
"I'm a pilot again!" he said. "Following
a few maneuvers and landings at three
airports, Fred said, 'It's pretty obvious
you can fly this thing,' and signed me off.
He told me to call when I'm ready to get
instrument current!" I asked Richard
if there was anything he wished he'd
further prepared for.
"No, it went really well. My only regret
is not doing this sooner! I guess I was
dragging my feet-probably similar to
others considering going back to flying." I explained how in my experience,
disappointingly few inactive pilots ever
muster the nerve and initiative to go
back. And they regret it for a lifetime.
So while it took Richard nine years to
get recurrent, he'd done it...and that's
what counts.
"Who rides first with you back in the
'captain's seat?'" I asked.
"My daughter, Mary Katherine," he
boasted. "She's really looking forward
to flying." I met them at the airport that
day, armed with a loaner headset for
Mary Katherine. "MK," as she prefers to
be called, is an exuberant and outgoing
15-year-old. She described her last flight
with her dad as a young child, clearly
excited to relive the experience. I photographed them in the cockpit and waved
goodbye as they taxied out.
"Did MK enjoy the flight?" I asked
Richard, afterward. They'd landed at
Winslow and circled Meteor Crater.
"It was a bit windier and bumpier
than I'd have liked," Richard said, "but I
think despite that MK had a good time.
She took lots of cellphone pics, including
some 'selfies.' Oh, and after landing she
told me, 'At least we didn't die!'"
I asked if Mary Katherine will fly with
him again.
"I think so," he replied. "She told me
driving home that her new career goal is
to become a fighter pilot."
Greg Brown is an aviation author, photographer,
and former National Flight Instructor of the Year.
(www.gregbrownflyingcarpet.com).
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Flight Training - June 2014
Contents
Member Benefits
Right Seat
Letters
Future Flight
Success Stories News
How it Works
Training Products ASI 'Storm Week'
News
Final Exam
News
ASI News
News
Flight Lession
Accident Report
Around the Patch
Flying Carpet
Cover Story: Park It!
Good Pilots Don't Juggle
Help, My Instructor Is Leaving
Technique
Weather
Career Pilot
Instructor Report
Accident Analysis
Checkride Prep
Career Advisor
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - June 2014 - Flight Training - June 2014
Flight Training - June 2014 - Cover2
Flight Training - June 2014 - Contents
Flight Training - June 2014 - 2
Flight Training - June 2014 - 3
Flight Training - June 2014 - Member Benefits
Flight Training - June 2014 - 5
Flight Training - June 2014 - Right Seat
Flight Training - June 2014 - 7
Flight Training - June 2014 - Letters
Flight Training - June 2014 - 9
Flight Training - June 2014 - Future Flight
Flight Training - June 2014 - 11
Flight Training - June 2014 - Success Stories News
Flight Training - June 2014 - How it Works
Flight Training - June 2014 - Training Products ASI 'Storm Week'
Flight Training - June 2014 - News
Flight Training - June 2014 - Final Exam
Flight Training - June 2014 - News
Flight Training - June 2014 - ASI News
Flight Training - June 2014 - News
Flight Training - June 2014 - Flight Lession
Flight Training - June 2014 - 21
Flight Training - June 2014 - Accident Report
Flight Training - June 2014 - 23
Flight Training - June 2014 - Around the Patch
Flight Training - June 2014 - 25
Flight Training - June 2014 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - June 2014 - 27
Flight Training - June 2014 - Cover Story: Park It!
Flight Training - June 2014 - 29
Flight Training - June 2014 - 30
Flight Training - June 2014 - 31
Flight Training - June 2014 - 32
Flight Training - June 2014 - 33
Flight Training - June 2014 - Good Pilots Don't Juggle
Flight Training - June 2014 - 35
Flight Training - June 2014 - 36
Flight Training - June 2014 - 37
Flight Training - June 2014 - Help, My Instructor Is Leaving
Flight Training - June 2014 - 39
Flight Training - June 2014 - 40
Flight Training - June 2014 - 41
Flight Training - June 2014 - Technique
Flight Training - June 2014 - 43
Flight Training - June 2014 - Weather
Flight Training - June 2014 - 45
Flight Training - June 2014 - 46
Flight Training - June 2014 - Career Pilot
Flight Training - June 2014 - 48
Flight Training - June 2014 - Instructor Report
Flight Training - June 2014 - Accident Analysis
Flight Training - June 2014 - Checkride Prep
Flight Training - June 2014 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - June 2014 - Advertiser Index
Flight Training - June 2014 - 54
Flight Training - June 2014 - 55
Flight Training - June 2014 - Debrief
Flight Training - June 2014 - Cover3
Flight Training - June 2014 - Cover4
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