She didn't want to be embarrassed in front of her boyfriend.
Let Mary take her up with just the "girls" along.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
| Mary and I have given rides to dozens of people over the
years. I
| usually like to let a newbie ride in the right seat with
me, and will
| usually let them "take the wheel" once we're safely at
altitude. Most
| people love their new-found freedom, while others are
tentative and not
| quite sure what to think.
|
| It is a rare person, indeed, who refuses the chance to
"steer" -- but
| it happened Friday with a 24 year old girl in the right
seat.
| Actually, Mary was up front with her, while I was in back
with her
| boyfriend (which is still a very weird feeling, sitting in
the BACK of
| your own plane, in flight) -- and when Mary offered her
the controls,
| she politely refused.
|
| What *is* that, anyway? This girl is a wonderfully
intelligent, highly
| educated young lady, with no tendency toward timidness or
air sickness,
| yet, when given the chance to try something that VERY few
people on
| this planet will ever get to do, she refused. Stranger
still, she has
| flown with us before (albeit in the back seat), so it's
not like she's
| afraid of flying.
|
| I'm trying to remember if that has ever happened with me
in the left
| seat, and -- although I've sensed reluctance a time or
two -- I don't
| think anyone has ever said "No, thanks" to my offer to
take the yoke.
| Perhaps it's because I give them little choice, and Mary
*asked*?
|
| It just seems odd to me, and rather sad. I don't want
folks believing
| that airplanes fall out of the sky as soon as an
experienced pilot lets
| go of the controls...
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|