Jaybird180
Final Approach
I recall a night training flight, while getting ready for my checkride I brought a buddy along who rode in the backseat. It was his first flight in a small airplane.
The next day, he said to me "I thought we were going to die" referring to the forward slip that I executed on final approach.
Mind you, he was sitting behind me and we're in a high-wing C-172P, so I'm thinking that all he saw was wing and the trees on the FAC.
I've never flown right seat in a high wing while the pilot does a slip with the left wing low, but my wife has been in that position. She's never said anything about it, but I'm wondering - what can she see? As the pilot in the left seat, I have an excellent view in this position. Passenger
The next day, he said to me "I thought we were going to die" referring to the forward slip that I executed on final approach.
Mind you, he was sitting behind me and we're in a high-wing C-172P, so I'm thinking that all he saw was wing and the trees on the FAC.
I've never flown right seat in a high wing while the pilot does a slip with the left wing low, but my wife has been in that position. She's never said anything about it, but I'm wondering - what can she see? As the pilot in the left seat, I have an excellent view in this position. Passenger