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4th April 2007, 08:36 PM

On 04/04/07 17:05, Roy Smith wrote:
>
> I once had a student who, after I popped the door on takeoff, quietly
> ignored it. It was the middle of the winter and the slipsteam was *cold*,
> so I asked him if he had noticed anything unusual. He said the door
> popping open was not an emergency and he was going to continue to fly the
> plane while he worked out a plan. Apparently his plan was to continue on
> to our destination, while my right buttock froze solid. Eventually, he
> agreed to turn around and land if I agreed to not do that to him again.

Gee ... so who learned the lesson there? ;-)

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane, USUA Ultralight Pilot
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

4th April 2007, 08:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mark Hansen Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	pulling the fuel valve on takeoff in a 152 On 04/04/07 17:05, Roy Smith wrote: > > I once had a student who, after I popped the door on takeoff, quietly > ignored it. It was the middle of the winter and the slipsteam was cold, > so I asked him if he had noticed anything unusual. He said the door > popping open was not an emergency and he was going to continue to fly the > plane while he worked out a plan. Apparently his plan was to continue on > to our destination, while my right buttock froze solid. Eventually, he > agreed to turn around and land if I agreed to not do that to him again. Gee ... so who learned the lesson there? ;-) -- Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane, USUA Ultralight Pilot Cal Aggie Flying Farmers Sacramento, CA