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Old 17th February 2003 | 19:35
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AliB
 
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I hated (and to an extent still do) touch and go landings - that darned golf course rushing towards me as I grasp for flaps, carb heat and throttle. Just knowing I was expected to do one made me rush the flare and thus bang poor old DP's gear into the tarmac.

Lucky for me Denham has a bizzare rule of "every other landing being a full stop at weekends" - so "every other landing was OK at weekends" for me.

There have been other moments of fear - e.g. I threw away my first post PPL flight to a new airfield when my original aircraft went U/S and I was delayed by an hour. "Dont worry, you have until 8 to get back, plenty of time" said the CFI - I stood up for myself and told her that my confidence was gone for the day (?) She concurred - and I returned the next week to complete the flight easily.

No pain, no gain I guess. Stick to it - the bad times are WELL worth it for the good times

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