I really hope I didn't inherit this from my mum...
Hot summer's day, flew a friend to the seaside, enjoyed one too many ice creams - whoops - only 45 mins to get the 'plane back before its next booking.
Whizz through the checklist
Really very hot, so luckily I bung down 10° flaps. Full power, trundle along the unfamiliar grass runway, speed climbing erratically, I put it down to the bumpiness, but engine sounds fine. Oops - there's the end of the runway. (Foolishly) decide I'm past the point of no return and pull back. She LEAPS forward and off we go - JUST clearing the hedge.
Passenger oblivious, but I'm desparately searching for a cause. Eventually decide to re-run through the checklist as a last resort.
Fancy me driving around with the handbrake still on - I blame me mother
Lessons learnt:
Don't rush the checks
Handbrake's not very effective
Too many ice creams slow you down
