Simviation Forum - First flying lesson on Thurs...Any basic pointers?

Reply #15 - Sep 6^th, 2005 at 5:13pm

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Way to go, Tom!!! Grin

Addictive... isn't it? Grin

And don't worry about kids on the runway... if they're under 12, they won't do much serious damage to the prop... Grin

They mite not, but birds do!!!! stupid things. It's as if they want to be splattered across the windshield! Sitting on the runway as if the own it. Tongue

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Reply #16 - Oct 5^th, 2005 at 4:13pm

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but yes, I admit squeezed the controls at first... lol

hahahaha...............when I first started my left arm would go to sleep because I had the "DEATH GRIP" on the yoke. Grin

Glad your having fun......keep it up.

Brent

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Reply #17 - Oct 5^th, 2005 at 6:42pm

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hahahaha...............when I first started my left arm would go to sleep because I had the "DEATH GRIP" on the yoke. Grin

Thank God I'm not the only one. I used to have to ice my hand after a flight because of how tight I was holding it Roll Eyes

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Reply #18 - Oct 6^th, 2005 at 3:56pm

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I used to grip it pretty heavily, and still did for a lot of my training. Its like, you come back to land, after a whole days flight, and your palms are all swetty. I have to take my hand off the control yoke, open up the vent, and put my hand there to dry off!

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Reply #19 - Oct 6^th, 2005 at 11:56pm

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Definitely get the sweaty palms sometimes (esp. the last coupla flights, back in the air after a long time, crosswinds, etc. Pre-landing checklist: carb heat, power back, flaps, wipe palms on shirt, ...), but never had a problem with the ol' death-grip.
I'd already read so much about flying before starting lessons that I was always very conscious of trying to use the "fingertip" approach... and it definitely works better than the tight grip.
It's like Bob Hoover once said: "You can get an airplane to do almost anything you want it to- if you're gentle". I'm glad I read that bit of wisdom before I ever grabbed the controls of an airplane.

I do remember once during my training, I think it'd been a while between lessons- I heard this loud, weird noise in the headset as I was climbing out after takeoff, and realized it was my breathing. I was nearly hyperventilating, thru my nose, right into the mic....sounded like a dirty phone call... LOL. I'm surprised the CFI didn't say anything...

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Reply #20 - Oct 7^th, 2005 at 2:14pm

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Definitely get the sweaty palms sometimes (esp. the last coupla flights, back in the air after a long time, crosswinds, etc. Pre-landing checklist: carb heat, power back, flaps, wipe palms on shirt, ...), but never had a problem with the ol' death-grip.
I'd already read so much about flying before starting lessons that I was always very conscious of trying to use the "fingertip" approach... and it definitely works better than the tight grip.
It's like Bob Hoover once said: "You can get an airplane to do almost anything you want it to- if you're gentle". I'm glad I read that bit of wisdom before I ever grabbed the controls of an airplane.

I do remember once during my training, I think it'd been a while between lessons- I heard this loud, weird noise in the headset as I was climbing out after takeoff, and realized it was my breathing. I was nearly hyperventilating, thru my nose, right into the mic....sounded like a dirty phone call... LOL. I'm surprised the CFI didn't say anything...

Grin

at least you remembered........I flew all the time in air cadets but never on a landing...............this is where my "death grip" occured. Especially with some nice turbulance....... Grin

I take it there are quite a ffew people on this board who are actually pilots or are taking?

Brent

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Reply #21 - Oct 7^th, 2005 at 5:38pm

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Definitely get the sweaty palms sometimes

You need a nice pair of leather flying gloves Sean...

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I do remember once during my training, I think it'd been a while between lessons- I heard this loud, weird noise in the headset as I was climbing out after takeoff, and realized it was my breathing. I was nearly hyperventilating, thru my nose, right into the mic....sounded like a dirty phone call... LOL. I'm surprised the CFI didn't say anything...

Grin

I always find the noise of my breathing reassuring as it means:

1) Mic's still working
2) Earcups are still working
3) Oxygen's still working!

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Reply #22 - Nov 4^th, 2005 at 10:44am

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I'll try and post some piccies or a post on how it goes or something

Dont do that. I had a guy in my instruction group who got yelled at for taking pictures the whole time instead of concentrating on the flying. Grin

Guess he wanted to contrubute to airliners.net LOL

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Reply #23 - Nov 4^th, 2005 at 2:17pm

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Just ask if it is ok to take pictures sometime...

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Reply #24 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 5:27am

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Keep the pointed end going forward Grin

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Reply #25 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 5:42am

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It's a tad late now but my advice would be to forget everything you think you know & listen to your instructor. This way you will have no preconceived ideas & will learn his/her way of doing it right from the start. This is true of any form of tuition whether flying lessons or in the classroom. I would much rather teach a complete beginner than someone who thinks they know better than me.

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Reply #26 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 6:39pm

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It's a tad late now but my advice would be to forget everything you think you know & listen to your instructor. This way you will have no preconceived ideas & will learn his/her way of doing it right from the start. This is true of any form of tuition whether flying lessons or in the classroom. I would much rather teach a complete beginner than someone who thinks they know better than me.

In most cases I would be inclined to believe you, however there are exceptions. For example, my math teacher telling us to do the problems the longest possible way while I do them the shortest possible way and get the same answer. After she gave me a 50 on a test I went to the head of the math department(a family freind) and asked him whether or not my way was correct. He said that it is the way that he teaches, needless to say a few heads went rolling... I ended up with the 97 that I deserved.

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Reply #27 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 9:19pm