On one flight with my wife and my dog, Zena, I was kidding around and
"briefing" Zena to "tell daddy if you see any other planes".  She'll
occasionally notice when a sea gull flys by.  Anyway, I was on downwind,
and Zena suddenly jumped up, looked to the right and started barking.
She apparently saw another plane that was on long final. It scared the
hell out of me for a second. 
--- Jay
Kyle Boatright  wrote:
 over the threshold, Kelly started waving like a maniac at our nephew.  The 
 RV-6 has side by side seating, so her hand was very close to my face and 
 filled most of my peripereral vision on that side.  It was extremely 
 startling, and I put a pretty good crease in my seat in the moment before I 
 realized what was happening (and that I wasn't being landed on by another 
 airplane, or hitting a giant bird, or whatever).
 
-- 
Jay Masino                        "Home is where My critters are"
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