Reminds me of the time when I was on a corss country solo from Paraparaumu up to Whanganui, like the steely eyed aviator that I am I expertly crabbed my might 152 into wind and at the last minute kicked her straight and put a wing down, before I knew it there was an all mighty crunch which launched me back into the air by around 20 feet, this was followed by a series of ever decreasing bounces from one wheel to the other until I finally came to a stop. Taxying in towards the terminal I was thankful that it was an unmanned tower and no one was there to witness my utter embarrasment. I shut the beast down and climbed out to be greated by a raptuous round of applause from two ANZ link pilots and a trolley dolley
who where just walking out to their aircraft. I should have said something but instead I hurried away and had a pie.
