TEST #1
Date: Saturday, April 20th, 2013
Location: Winnemucca Airport (KWMC)
Background: Other than a short flight with an instructor in Moe's plane a year before, Heather and Moe have not flown together before. Ever.
Setting: After a short flight from Reno (KRNO), Moe has landed her Cessna 182. As if assigned to the queen, Heather and her husband lead the procession with their Jeep to show Moe the way to their hangar. After some brief hugs and howdy-dos, Moe's training in Heather's beautiful Piper Dakota begins.
Imagine if you will, our intrepid pilots pile into the small plane. Heather's husband will be the instructor (who the heck flies a plane from the left seat anyway?). Heather takes a back seat (can't see out the front very well from here!). Moe takes up position as the first officer in the right seat (this plane is so clean I'm afraid to use my pen on my kneeboard paper!).
There was one serious problem with flying this small plane that was unlike any flying Moe had experienced before.
Keep the pointy end forward and the dirty side down
Moe, "Um, guys, uh...there's no dirty side. How do you fly this thing, anyway?"
TEST #1 Complete.
Amazingly we all lived through the experience. Heather's husband was a calm, thoughtful instructor, Heather did not scream unnecessarily and Moe did not leave any pen marks on the upholstery. SUCCESS!
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