Inviting non pilots along

[Mikeflies]

Originally Posted by Tango and Cash

Keep it to a short local flight if it's a passenger's first time in a light aircraft. Nothing worse than having an airsick passenger and being 30 minutes away from a suitable airport.

Good advice to follow here. You don't want to be stuck with a sick passenger while you're juggling everything else.

[Pugilistic Animus]

Originally Posted by Discorde

How Do We Fly The Plane?

That's the same text that I have to read in order to fly.

[Max Angle]

The other very important thing to consider if you are taking more than one person for the first time is just how differently a four seat light aircraft will perform and handle with all the seats occupied rather than one. You will have a substantially longer take off and landing roll and you will need extra speed round the circuit and on final. Probably best to build up to it and remember that very few 4 seaters can be be fully loaded with passengers and fuel, one or the other but not both.

[Fl1ingfrog]

You will have a substantially longer take off and landing roll and you will need extra speed round the circuit and on final.

Hopefully you've been flying the aircraft's correct speeds, you do not need to increase them during normal maneuvering, when operating within the circuit or not. Never fly an aircraft on approach at speeds higher than the manual recommends which you have hopefully been doing. When operating the average four seat aircraft it is unlikely that the recommended approach speed need to be varied. Remember the point of the approach is to eventually stop. Always refer to the manual of course.