A reluctance to take the controls

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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No one was made to feel dumb, and no one was disappointed because she
didn't take the controls. I brought this subject up simply because I
found her lack of eagerness puzzling, and I believe that understanding
this could perhaps be key to figuring out how to get MORE people
interested in flying.

IMHO, you are asking the wrong question. There are plenty of people who are
naturally inclined to like flying, and who are not doing it. Don't waste
time on the people who are not inclined to like flying...focus your efforts
on engaging the people who are.

Asking the question that you did, you are simply making the same mistake you
have made over and over in the past, by assuming that everyone is just like
you, or should be just like you.

I can't tell you exactly why this particular individual didn't want to
operate the controls -- no one other than her can -- but to be surprised
that there might be a person out there that doesn't jump at the chance to
fly an airplane is simply naive.

Pete

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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If my friend had a 'vette, I would probably not accept
an offer to drive it.

What the heck is wrong with you, Jose? If someone gave me the chance
to drive a new 'Vette, I'd be all over it like stink on
you-know-what...

You and me both!

I helped a neighbor tune up his Lotus Europa (a little, low to the ground,
balanced within a few pounds on each wheel, near all-out race car) and he didn't
have to ask me twice.

The gear shift lever is about 4 inches long. To change lanes, even at 70 MPH,
all you have to do is flick your wrist one way then the other, as fast as you
can, or you just changed 2 lanes. g

It could take corners that were uncomfortable in another car, a good 15 MPH
faster, without even trying. I could have driven that thing all day!

Same with a plane. I never hesitate to "drive" a plane around, when offered.

My theory is that she really did not like small planes, and that she was only
there because that is what her boyfriend was wanting to do. I'll bet if Mary
asked her to go flying without her boyfriend, she would decline.
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"Jose" wrote in message
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What the heck is wrong with you, Jose? If someone gave me the chance
to drive a new 'Vette, I'd be all over it like stink on
you-know-what...

... and that is what we are trying to tell you. Not all of us are as keen on
[certain] things as you are. If I gave you a chance to make a pot on a
potter's wheel, or to run spotlight at the community theater, would you be
"all over it like stink on you-know-what"?

Yep. I'll try almost anything once, and more than that, if I like it!

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Jim in NC

Mxsmanic wrote:

The spotlight thing sounds interesting; I used to have a passion for
theatrical lighting systems and equipment, although I was never able
to do much with it. I've never tried a potter's wheel, but I'd try it
once to see. Both sound like more fun than driving a car.

Then you clearly have never "really" driven a car. Although playing
with a potter's wheel is kind of fun, especially if it is the kind where
you spin that massive stone wheel with your feet.



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You would do well to concentrate on the topic at hand, rather than
making gross generalizations and speculating about things I personally
might have said or done.

TROLL ALERT !!!

I think there is another interloper in our midst. Anyone else notice that, from
the few posts already made?

Not you, Jay ! g
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Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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Yep. I'll try almost anything once, and more than that, if I like it!

Key word there being "almost". I'm sure I can name quite a few things that,
in spite of being popular with some people, you would refuse to try even
once.

Everyone has activities that are simply out of bounds for their preferences.
It's unreasonable to expect every person to be willing to try every possible
activity that is offered to them. For some, handling the controls of an
airplane is "out of bounds". This should be neither disappointing, nor
surprising. It's just how things are.

Pete

Mxsmanic wrote:
"Jim Macklin" writes:

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

If she's only 24, it's unlikely that she still has a 19th-century
mindset.

How is not wanting to embarrass yourself in front of your significant
other, a "19th-century mindset"? Not wanting to look stupid in front of
other people seems to be a pretty timeless concept to me.



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"Morgans" wrote:
My theory is that she really did not like small planes, and that she was only
there because that is what her boyfriend was wanting to do. I'll bet if Mary
asked her to go flying without her boyfriend, she would decline.

Yeah, because God knows, if she *really* enjoyed being there, she SURELY
would have been waiting anxiously to take the controls, no question!
shaking head Why make all the negative assumptions just because she
declined Mary's offer? Not everyone has to be *at the controls* to prove
they enjoy it.

Chris W writes:

Then you clearly have never "really" driven a car.

I've driven a car. Cars are transportation.

Although playing with a potter's wheel is kind of fun, especially if
it is the kind where you spin that massive stone wheel with your feet.

I'd prefer a motor.

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Morgans writes:

TROLL ALERT !!!

As hard as it may be to believe, not everyone who disagrees with you
is a troll.

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