a major marital breakthrough

On 19 Nov 2006 18:02:58 -0800, "Jay Honeck" wrote
in .com:

I know it's been a tough row to hoe with her.

Can you say that in mixed company? :-)

I can imagine a person so fearful. She sounds like an anxiety
cripple. No offence intended.

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:17:12 GMT, Kevin Clarke
wrote in et:

This is a woman who drove to
California from Mass to get to Hawaii. Because she didn't want to fly
that far! (true story)

Has she sought psychiatric medical attention to lessen her anxiety?
Her life must be very painful for her to endure (not to mention those
with whom she is expected to interact).

Her life must be very painful for her to endure (not to mention those
with whom she is expected to interact).

That's unfair. For many, flying is terrifying far beyond "normal life",
and it's unwarranted to extend fear of flying to fear of ordinary life.

Jose
--
"Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where
it keeps its brain." (chapter 10 of book 3 - Harry Potter).
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Kevin: Good job, it will only get better. My first flight with my wife
was in a Cherokee 180 and on take off her door blew open, the upper
latch was not fasten. It was part of the check list too, but I usually
flew with my brother, who is also a pilot and he took care of the door
each time. Anyway, she was in no danger with her seat belt on and the
slip stream holding the door close, but you can't tell that to a
newbie, besides the extra noise of the door popping open and the air
flow gave her the scare. At the time I remember reading that when
there's a distraction to "just fly the airplane". The pattern was
extremely busy and the tower was giving vectors out away from the
airport, so I told her not to worry and I would take care of once we
were out of the pattern. As soon as I got to cruise altitude, and away
from the ariport I was able to slow down, do a right hand turn, and
pull the door shut and lock it. All was well, but it sure scared a
newbie. She seems okay now, and likes to go along if there's a meal at
the other end of the flight. She wouldn't go just for the fun of
flying, but I have my brother for that! I hope you have a great time
flying! Best regards, Terry

Larry Dighera wrote:
On 19 Nov 2006 18:02:58 -0800, "Jay Honeck" wrote
in .com:

I know it's been a tough row to hoe with her.

Can you say that in mixed company? :-)

I can imagine a person so fearful. She sounds like an anxiety
cripple. No offence intended.

Easy now guys. It is just flying that worries her. Doubly so when flying
with me.

Lots of folks have fear of flying.

KC

In article . com,
Terry 56W wrote:
Kevin: Good job, it will only get better. My first flight with my wife
was in a Cherokee 180 and on take off her door blew open,

The first time I flew my wife was back in September, a few hours after
my check ride. We did circles around the field my CFI and I had crashed
in the previous week while she took pictures. She seemed to enjoy the
flight. Lots of jokes at my expense.

--
Scott Post

The first time I flew my wife was back in September, a few hours after
my check ride. We did circles around the field my CFI and I had crashed
in the previous week while she took pictures. She seemed to enjoy the
flight. Lots of jokes at my expense.

Now that is MY kind of woman!

She could be Mary's sister...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article .com,
Jay Honeck wrote:
The first time I flew my wife was back in September, a few hours after
my check ride. We did circles around the field my CFI and I had crashed
in the previous week while she took pictures. She seemed to enjoy the
flight. Lots of jokes at my expense.

Now that is MY kind of woman!

She could be Mary's sister...


Although I could have worded it better. In re-reading it looks like she
was taking pictures as I crashed. If only. Had to settle for me
sending her pictures from my cell phone as she watched the news copter
coverage on TV of me standing beside the wreckage sending her pictures
from my cell phone.

As an aside, it's a real bummer when you have to pee and the air above
you is filled with news copters with cameras rolling. Damned vultures
must have tracked the ELT signal.

--
Scott Post

Scott Post wrote:
In article . com,
Terry 56W wrote:
Kevin: Good job, it will only get better. My first flight with my wife
was in a Cherokee 180 and on take off her door blew open,

The first time I flew my wife was back in September, a few hours after
my check ride. We did circles around the field my CFI and I had crashed
in the previous week while she took pictures. She seemed to enjoy the
flight. Lots of jokes at my expense.

It sounds like she is the beneficiary on your life insurance.

Take her to a hypnotist and see if that will fix her fear.