Hi, Kevin,

I'm a full-time writer and (what feels like) a full-time student pilot
in the Phoenix area, and enjoy your posts from both perspectives:
they're a joy to read, and since I'm just slightly behind you in hours,
they're always relevant. And I gotta tell you, your bad days are even
better to read about than your good ones ... not because I wish you
anything but success, but because they make me feel a whole lot better
about my own bad days!

I had a pretty crappy flight this afternoon: just as you described, I
lost focus, was all over the place, and flew worse the more frustrated
I got. But my instructor was fantastic about it. Since we were
scheduled for two flights anyway, we went back to the helipad early and
took 20 minutes or so to decompress. After a breather and a postflight,
we got back in the ship, and my next flight was much, much better. I
left feeling great, not lousy, and since I'm paying by the hour, I
didn't waste a lot of money flying poorly, either. Something to keep in
mind when you're an instructor, perhaps ... .

Keep up the good work.


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