{"id":2812,"date":"2014-04-10T20:03:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T03:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.mechadigital.net\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2021-08-26T20:37:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T20:37:57","slug":"101-fatherdaughter-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/101-fatherdaughter-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"#101 Father\/Daughter Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"

(I wrote this article a while back but never posted it. \u00a0But last week Cammi soloed. \u00a0I thought it was appropriate to post this little article now. \u00a0You can read about Cammi’s solo in the Sisters paper:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nuggetnews.com\/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=22190<\/a><\/p>\n

BL 4-10-14)<\/p>\n

At fifteen, she\u2019s one of the youngest students I\u2019ve taught.\u00a0 Predictably, she learns fast.\u00a0 Couple that with a lot of natural ability and interest and you\u2019ve got a student who is great fun for a teacher.<\/h3>\n

Her father flies and uses his Bonanza for business.\u00a0 Her mother is taking instruction as well.\u00a0 Aviation has served as a major influence, binding this already close family with its all-encompassing nature.\"Sisters-Millican-20130711-00215\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

I give her a hard time about the radio.\u00a0 Perhaps it\u2019s because she\u2019s so naturally adept.\u00a0 It has surprised me how quickly that small thumb presses the transmit switch and her transmissions efficiently communicate her intentions to traffic or ATC.\u00a0 After dealing with so many students who were terrified of that little red button, it\u2019s rather refreshing to see this relatively small part of learning to fly put in its rightful place.\u00a0 I still give her a hard time because she sounds like she\u2019s twelve years old\u2026 I always wonder if others, hearing her squeeky little voice, wonder just who that is in that little Cessna 140.<\/h3>\n

We had just finished a mini cross country to help get her out of familiar patterns for a while as well as to familiarize her with all the local airports.\u00a0 As we neared our home airport, we heard another aircraft approaching.\u00a0 Its pilot announced that he was a Beechcraft Bonanza and was five out, inbound.\u00a0 It was her father.\u00a0 I nodded at her and she made her inbound call after chirping, \u201cHi, Dad\u201d.<\/h3>\n
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She swooped in with a very accurate power-off approach followed by a good flair into a classic three-point landing.\u201d
Bert Garrison photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019d told her mom that I\u2019d text her when we were inbound so she could drive over and pick her up.\u00a0 I texted, \u201cBoth husband and daughter are inbound\u201d.<\/h3>\n

The two were delighted to be in the pattern at the same time.\u00a0 I was, too.\u00a0 They discussed who would land first.\u00a0 When her dad asked what her instructor wanted to do, I wouldn\u2019t answer.\u00a0 In my opinion, the process of learning to fly is simply the gradual transfer of responsibility from the flight instructor to the student.\u00a0 This was a perfect opportunity to demonstrate just how much responsibility had actually been transferred.\u00a0 I would make no transmissions, just a little coaching on the intercom.<\/h3>\n

We were closer and we fly a tight pattern, so it was decided that we\u2019d land first.\u00a0 Her father\u2019s delight at that decision was evident to me.\u00a0 It would give him the chance to observe her approach and landing from a great seat in the balcony.<\/h3>\n

She swooped in with a very accurate power-off approach followed by a good flair into a classic three-point landing.\u00a0 I advised her to expedite her roll out because there was a Bonanza behind her.\u00a0 We taxied off the runway but before we headed through the woods to the hangar she made the clearing call.\u00a0 I normally eschew that call because, as I tell all my students, \u201cRay Charles could see that you\u2019re no longer on the runway.\u201d\u00a0 But this was different.\u00a0 This wasn\u2019t so much \u201cclear of the active\u201d as it was, \u201cok, Dad, it\u2019s your turn\u201d. \u00a0Her Dad replied, \u201cNicely done\u201d.<\/h3>\n

I could\u2019ve wept.\u00a0 I\u2019m such a sap.<\/h3>\n

Happy Swooping,<\/h3>\n

Brian<\/em><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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