Originally Posted by
tiggermoth
Modelman,
How many hours had you gone (after passing) before you took up your teenage son? Were you nervous yourself taking your father in law up? Will your wife go up with you? Did you give hime the controls at all (or did he not want to?) Please tell us more
T.
I took my skills test at about 47 hours-passed nav ok but only a partial on the gen handling ( made a balls of the PFL).Had some retraining and passed the retest ok.That got me to about 52 hours.
When I got my licence,I felt a little rusty after the 4 week wait so I took a refresher hour with a FI but combined this with a checkout in a 172 ( only trained on 150/152's),with my lad in't back.Was then approved for a 172.
My first true 'on my own' flight was the following weekend (53hrs) when I took my lad to Conington for a £150 bacon butty.
That brings me up to Saturdays flight.My wife is keen to fly with me so planning to go to Kemble at the next opportunity as I hear the restaurant there is worth a visit.Father in law didn't appear too nervous-I think if I had given him a weeks notice things may have been different as he is a bit of a worrier.Completely forgot to offer him a go on the yoke-when I mentioned this to him afterwards he said he would have declined.
Have planned my next stepping stone-Coventry to Bembridge for an overnight with Mrs MM but waitng for the better wx/a few more hours under my belt.
I stiil have to pinch myself that I have a little book that says I am a pilot!
Happy landings
MM