Got some neeed help with cross-wind landings...

[Ekim]

Just a funny little story...

I was landing a C172 the other day with the family aboard. We were on
final with a pretty decent cross wind from the right. I dipped the
right wing down a little, maintained track with opposite rudder,
touched down right main first, etc... You know, just the standard,
every day, boring, low-wing-into-the-wind approach. Turned out to be a
smooth & straight landing. As I was rolling out, the following
conversation with my wife ensued:

Me: "How's that for a nice landing, Heh?"
Wife: "Not bad, considering we helped."
Me: (confused) "You helped??"
Wife: "Yeah, obviously you had trouble keeping the wings level, so we
were leaning to the left."

I can't make this crap up.

[Larry Dighera]

On 19 Oct 2004 04:06:59 -0700, (Ekim) wrote in
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>Wife: "Yeah, obviously you had trouble keeping the wings level, so we
>were leaning to the left."

Watch out when you get her on your motorcycle. :-)

[Arnold Sten]

Larry Dighera wrote:
> On 19 Oct 2004 04:06:59 -0700, (Ekim) wrote in
> >::
>
>
>>Wife: "Yeah, obviously you had trouble keeping the wings level, so we
>>were leaning to the left."
>
>
> Watch out when you get her on your motorcycle. :-)
Or Canoe!

[Gary G]

At least you can get your wife in a plane!

[Larry Dighera]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:55:58 -0400, Arnold Sten
> wrote in
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>Larry Dighera wrote:
>> On 19 Oct 2004 04:06:59 -0700, (Ekim) wrote in
>> >::
>>
>>
>>>Wife: "Yeah, obviously you had trouble keeping the wings level, so we
>>>were leaning to the left."
>>
>>
>> Watch out when you get her on your motorcycle. :-)
>Or Canoe!

Or kayak.

[Cecil Chapman]

"Gary G" > wrote in message
...
> At least you can get your wife in a plane!

My wife goes, my brother won't (went up one time on a smooth and beautiful
flight - he was terrified ((though he didn't say it then)) every minute).

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[G.R. Patterson III]

Cecil Chapman wrote:
>
> My wife goes, my brother won't (went up one time on a smooth and beautiful
> flight - he was terrified ((though he didn't say it then)) every minute).

Two years ago, we had the entire family up here for Christmas. I offered everyone a
Hudson corridor run if they liked. My sister declined because she was afraid it would
be uncomfortable. My baby brother didn't even grace us with a refusal.

A month later, my other brother and I flew down to Tennessee for my mother's
birthday. We were blessed with perfect weather on the way down. At dinner that night,
my sister asked John how the flight was. He just shrugged it off -- said it was about
the same as an airline trip. You could see Julie reconsidering the Hudson tour. A bit
late, that.

My wife wouldn't be my wife today if she didn't like to fly occasionally. One of our
first dates was a local sightseeing run in my old 150.

George Patterson
If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have
been looking for it.

[TD]

Gary G > wrote in message >...
> At least you can get your wife in a plane!

It took me over 200 hrs before I could get my wife in the plane. When
I got enough confidence to take my wife AND both kids along for a
ride, she accepted, the kids loved it and we are a happy flying
family.

Tien

[John Galban]

(Ekim) wrote in message >...
> Just a funny little story...
>
> I was landing a C172 the other day with the family aboard. We were on
> final with a pretty decent cross wind from the right. I dipped the
> right wing down a little, maintained track with opposite rudder,
> touched down right main first, etc... You know, just the standard,
> every day, boring, low-wing-into-the-wind approach. Turned out to be a
> smooth & straight landing. As I was rolling out, the following
> conversation with my wife ensued:
>
> Me: "How's that for a nice landing, Heh?"
> Wife: "Not bad, considering we helped."
> Me: (confused) "You helped??"
> Wife: "Yeah, obviously you had trouble keeping the wings level, so we
> were leaning to the left."
>
> I can't make this crap up.

I've had some "help" on a night crosswind landing before. My
passenger got a little nervous about the banked landing and
instinctively "stepped on the brakes" when the main gear touched.
What he actually did was give me full right rudder into the right
crosswind. Made for an interesting rollout, to say the least.

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

[dave]

I'm afraid that my wife has never gone and has made it clear that she
never will. I think, wishful thinking, that she's weakening. Both of
my kids have flown with me. They don't really like it or dislike it.
It's just transportation.

If your family goes with you and enjoys it, that's great. I'm jealous.
One of the reasons I went with the citabria is that I knew I'd be
flying solo most of the time.

Dave
68 7ECA

Gary G wrote:
> At least you can get your wife in a plane!

[kage]

I MET my wife on a King Air.

She was the most beautiful creature to ever climb aboard. I was the dashing
Captain. Fill in the blanks! I had the most unfortunate duty of having to
fly 9 women around the 11 western states for 15 years. Spring, Summer, Fall
and Winter. We were known as the Bimbo Bomber. Even tower personnel would
give us the high five when we arrived.

Somebody had to do it!

Karl
N1MM, formerly on a B200

"dave" > wrote in message
...
> I'm afraid that my wife has never gone and has made it clear that she
> never will. I think, wishful thinking, that she's weakening. Both of my
> kids have flown with me. They don't really like it or dislike it. It's
> just transportation.
>
> If your family goes with you and enjoys it, that's great. I'm jealous.
> One of the reasons I went with the citabria is that I knew I'd be flying
> solo most of the time.
>
> Dave
> 68 7ECA
>
> Gary G wrote:
>> At least you can get your wife in a plane!

[Dave]

Or a SAILBOAT!

<G>

Dave


On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:39:09 GMT, Larry Dighera >
wrote:

>On 19 Oct 2004 04:06:59 -0700, (Ekim) wrote in
>::
>
>>Wife: "Yeah, obviously you had trouble keeping the wings level, so we
>>were leaning to the left."
>
>Watch out when you get her on your motorcycle. :-)

[Dave]

OK... Dave will bite! :)

WHY were 9 ladies flying around 11 states for 15 yrs?

Cheerleading squad?

U R right, SOMEBODY has to do these things...

Dave


On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:39:26 -0700, "kage" >
wrote:

>I MET my wife on a King Air.
>
>She was the most beautiful creature to ever climb aboard. I was the dashing
>Captain. Fill in the blanks! I had the most unfortunate duty of having to
>fly 9 women around the 11 western states for 15 years. Spring, Summer, Fall
>and Winter. We were known as the Bimbo Bomber. Even tower personnel would
>give us the high five when we arrived.
>
>Somebody had to do it!
>
>Karl
>N1MM, formerly on a B200

[tscottme]

"Ekim" > wrote in message
om...
> Just a funny little story...
>
> I was landing a C172 the other day with the family aboard. We were on
> final with a pretty decent cross wind from the right. I dipped the
> right wing down a little, maintained track with opposite rudder,
> touched down right main first, etc... You know, just the standard,
> every day, boring, low-wing-into-the-wind approach.

Good post.

Passenger discomfort it the reason my last CFI suggested I should become
proficient at, if not switch exclusively to, crab landings. The passengers
may be interested that the nose is pointed left or right, but even a modest
amount of prolonged banking may freak out some more sensitive passnegers.

--

Scott

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