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Old 20th Nov 2001, 20:42
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Just a quick word of advice on taking up people for the first time when you are relatively low time (or even vey experienced). They will be nervous -- and so will you. Keep the the flight short --- 20 minutes or so is fine for a first encounter. Do not demonstrate steep turns or show that pushing the yoke forward causes a sense of weightlessness --- or pulling back causes g's. Save all that demo stuff for the follow-on flights. Stick to 30 degrees AOB max and very gentle maneuvers to ensure you guest/family has an enjoyable first flight. Sightseeing is the key. (Be sure to bring seat cushions so the kids can see out the window.) Too many guys scare the heck out of guests on first flights by trying to demonstrate the performance envelope of the a/c. They don't want to know that (yet). Congrats. Hope it goes well.
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