First flight with my wife!

JCranford

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We got a little break in the weather yesterday evening and I took my wife flying for the first time (checkride was Tuesday).

Up till now my flying has been somewhat 'theoretical' for her. Im all excited, I would come home and talk about it, but she wasn't really that into it.

We met AggieMike in Denton for dinner Wednesday and talked about his flying club (thanks Mike!). He took us to the hanger and showed us the planes and my wife and I climbed into the Bonanza and looked around. After we leave she is talking away. All of a sudden its real for her!

So anyway, we fly around the local area, talk some about ATC and show her how the VOR works (she's a scientist, she loves that kinda stuff) and she has a big grin on her face.

When we landed I made a pretty nice landing for her and she is asking when we are going again! Life is good! Now if this North Texas weather will cut us some slack!!
 
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JCranford said:
We got a little break in the weather yesterday evening and I took my wife flying for the first time (checkride was Tuesday).

Up till not my flying has been somewhat 'theoretical' for her. Im all excited, I would come home and talk about it, but she wasn't really that into it.

We met AggieMike in Denton for dinner Wednesday and talked about his flying club (thanks Mike!). He took us to the hanger and showed us the planes and my wife and I climbed into the Bonanza and looked around. After we leave she is talking away. All of a sudden its real for her!

So anyway, we fly around the local area, talk some about ATC and show her how the VOR works (she's a scientist, she loves that kinda stuff) and she has a big grin on her face.

When we landed I made a pretty nice landing for her and she is asking when we are going again! Life is good! Now if this North Texas weather will cut us some slack!!
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Congrats, your aviation life just took a turn for the better..:yes:
Be careful if she dicides to get her ppl your PIC time will at best be cut in half...:D
 
You let her sit in a Bonanza?


Ruh-roh, I see a big purchase in your future.

If she's not a vegetarian, I also see a trip to Stephenville soon for some Hard-8 bbq.
 
docmirror said:
You let her sit in a Bonanza?


Ruh-roh, I see a big purchase in your future.

If she's not a vegetarian, I also see a trip to Stephenville soon for some Hard-8 bbq.
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Yeah, that mighta been a mistake...

She's no veggie so some bbq will be nice. Have a good friend that owns Tac Pro Shooting Center close to Hard 8, so we can fly eat AND shoot. THAT will be a good day!
 
On the dfw forum we are tossing around the idea of breakfast at Hicks tomorrow morning. If weather allows I'm going to try and get there between 7 and 730 am
 
A reminder that the club meeting is Monday night.
 
docmirror said:
If she's not a vegetarian, I also see a trip to Stephenville soon for some Hard-8 bbq.
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I haven't made it up to Stephenville yet, either. How's it compare to Lockhart? I find it hard to imagine it being anywhere near as awesome as Black's.
 
Congrats,next step is to get her a pinch hitter course. Enjoy.
 
mkosmo said:
I haven't made it up to Stephenville yet, either. How's it compare to Lockhart? I find it hard to imagine it being anywhere near as awesome as Black's.
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It's pretty good. I have made the trip twice from Houston. Worth it.

I haven't been to Lockhart yet but the weather hasn't been allowing a lot of flying lately.
 
Arrow115 said:
It's pretty good. I have made the trip twice from Houston. Worth it.

I haven't been to Lockhart yet but the weather hasn't been allowing a lot of flying lately.
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Yeah, I know how that feels. Could do it today, but it's pretty damn windy out. Where are you flying out of?
 
I am out of Hooks. I am going to head to the airport in a few minutes to clean up the hangar. If the wind dies down a bit I may go up just to remind myselft why I have a plane.
 
Dang, you all are making me hungry for Hard 8. Stephenville is my hometown, but it would be a 4-ish hour run for me from Alabama, or in other words a very expensive hamburger!
 
Twin_Flyer said:
Congrats, your aviation life just took a turn for the better..:yes:
Be careful if she dicides to get her ppl your PIC time will at best be cut in half...:D
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Well, my PIC time is cut in half because my husband flies... :lol::D But flying gets far more fun because you fly together and you can share the work load in the cockpit. We usually also don't argue how to spend the weekends or vacations... :goofy::wink2::lol:
 
I took the wife up in a 150 right after my checkride, it wasn't a bumpy day, it rarely was in the PAC NW from what I recall. She didn't like the slight crosswind in the landing and it was like 10 years before she went again LOL
It was a perfect xwind landing too, one wheel, beautiful.
 
Skywalker said:
Well, my PIC time is cut in half because my husband flies... :lol::D But flying gets far more fun because you fly together and you can share the work load in the cockpit. We usually also don't argue how to spend the weekends or vacations... :goofy::wink2::lol:
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Us, too! My wife and I split PIC time in our RV-8, and fly everywhere.

So, in the end...is your stick time cut in half, or do you just fly twice as much? :D

Congrats to the OP on the first flight with your wife. I still remember taking Mary up for her first flight. I apparently was yanking and cranking in the pattern too steeply for her, but she was a trooper and didn't tell me she was scared until years later.

Now, when I'm in back and she does a barrel roll, her evil laugh in the intercom just MIGHT mean something... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
Sendero said:
Dang, you all are making me hungry for Hard 8. Stephenville is my hometown, but it would be a 4-ish hour run for me from Alabama, or in other words a very expensive hamburger!
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If you go to Hard-8 for a burger - you're doing it wrong. ;)
 
JCranford said:
Yeah, that mighta been a mistake...

She's no veggie so some bbq will be nice. Have a good friend that owns Tac Pro Shooting Center close to Hard 8, so we can fly eat AND shoot. THAT will be a good day!
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Oh my... You need to plan a fly-in... :)
 
Skywalker said:
Well, my PIC time is cut in half because my husband flies... :lol::D But flying gets far more fun because you fly together and you can share the work load in the cockpit. We usually also don't argue how to spend the weekends or vacations... :goofy::wink2::lol:
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:rofl: it wasn't a slam:nono: I'm with you and agree with all you said. The wife is the driving force behind most of our trips but hasn't shown much interest in flying the plane. Although, the questions are starting.:yes: We're heading to the beach this week so she asked if we were taking the plane... Let's see 3 and a half hours in the car and traffic or 30 mins in the plane... Guess what we're doing?:goofy::yes: I love having her along:goofy::yes::lol:
 
docmirror said:
If you go to Hard-8 for a burger - you're doing it wrong. ;)
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...and at my range it wouldn't be $100 either. :D

Pork Chop, Shrimp Poppers, and Brisket usually adorn my tray. Brisket outside of Texas is cooked like Pork Roast so I have to get my fill when I'm home. Jalapeno Sweet Corn and Pinto Beans. Oh, and on the way out of Texas I swing by a DQ for a Steak Finger basket.
 
The Hard 8 Porkchop is good selection. Excellent cut, cooked correctly, and large enough to have it's own gravity well.
 
congrats. it took me over a year after I got my license and she finally decided to come along. I was "Overwhelmed" by her enthusiasm... :rolleyes::roll eyes:

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spdracer888 said:
congrats. it took me over a year after I got my license and she finally decided to come along. I was "Overwhelmed" by her enthusiasm... :rolleyes::roll eyes:

haha, she is complimenting your flying skills, so smooth you can sleep through it.
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spdracer888 said:
:D lol, thank but I think it's the bloody mary she had.
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Didn't look like it hurt any :lol:... my son can't stay awake on flights to save his life. He gets mad if I wake him when TB is getting moderate to extreme (I'm just trying to save him from a sore neck later). He's flown with me for years (turned 19 a couple of months ago). The wife will fly local, but anything more than 60 minutes away she wants to fly Southwest and have us meet her there.
 
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