<\/h3>\nI was combining a formation lesson with one of my most talented students and a cross country flight with another, equally talented student. We were doing fine, the one student was formation flying in a 182, flying formation with the 172 in which I was teaching the other one.\u00a0 It was decided that we would descend into the area around a formation called \u201cFort Rock\u201d, then climb back up and head for Christmas Valley, some 24 miles away.\u00a0 The 182, with Julie at the controls, broke off and we all began to climb up from Fort Rock.\u00a0 That\u2019s when the problems developed.\u00a0 The 172 stuck a valve.\u00a0 It\u2019s O 300 wouldn\u2019t develop full power\u2026 one cylinder was simply going for a ride because it\u2019s exhaust valve wouldn\u2019t close.<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Julie-with-brake-300x287.jpg\")
As well as becoming a pretty decent \u00a0formation pilot, \u00a0Julie has attended one of my maintenance courses and is shown here, changing the brakes on the Cessna 140.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nTeachers of flying often fail an engine on a student.\u00a0 Unfortunately, we usually go for the easy way\u2026 we close the throttle.\u00a0 In actuality, that\u2019s the way that engines normally don\u2019t fail.\u00a0 It\u2019s far more likely that they will stick a valve, foul a plug or have some other problem that simply makes it impossible to get full power.\u00a0 In this case, I think we could get about 1,800 RPM out of it.\u00a0 The very first thing the pilot needs to do is to figure out if level flight can be maintained and at what speed.\u00a0 We could do that.\u00a0 Our airspeed dropped precipitously, but we could maintain altitude.\u00a0 At that point we had to think of some \u201cwhat ifs\u201d.\u00a0 What if the engine should decide to pack it in and quit entirely?\u00a0 In that case our plan would go to hell in a handbasket.\u00a0 And what was our plan?\u00a0 Well, this is where I decided to make this a learning moment.\u00a0 I\u2019d already messed with throttle, mixture and mags.\u00a0 I\u2019d pretty much done all I could do.\u00a0 I turned the operation of the plane over to Adam and gave him his options.\u00a0 We could conduct a precautionary landing.\u00a0 There were lots of irrigation pivots between our current position and Christmas Valley, where a nice, long, paved runway awaited us.<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSCN2359-e1517355489347-300x241.jpg\")
Fort Rock, with irrigation pivots all the way to Christmas Valley in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nConsidering that layout, we could also press on and see if we could make it to Christmas Valley.\u00a0 We asked Julie to navigate for us, which simplified our task a bit.\u00a0 We limped toward Christmas Valley, an irrigation pivot always within gliding distance.\u00a0 This is where the agonizing decision must be made.\u00a0 Are you going to wear your pilot hat or your teacher hat?\u00a0 The decision is easy if you decide to wear your pilot hat.\u00a0 You simply take the airplane and fly the rest of the way, in this case to Christmas Valley.\u00a0 But if you do that, the student\u2019s learning will not be complete.\u00a0 Oh, sure, he\u2019ll learn from the experience by watching you.\u00a0 But he won\u2019t gain the more complete experience by dealing with the difficulty himself.\u00a0 I decided to wear my teacher hat.\u00a0 Adam did fine.\u00a0 I probably reminded him that one<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0584-e1517354439198-300x225.jpg\")
Adam took advantage of the partial power loss and gained valuable experience swooping into Christmas Valley in a crippled airplane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\napproach was all he was going to get\u2026 there would be no go-arounds with that decreased power available.\u00a0 I\u2019m not even sure that I needed to provide that caution.\u00a0 He knew that.\u00a0 He did a lovely job and we tied down at Christmas Valley, hopped in the 182 with Julie and went home.\u00a0 I\u2019d return the following day with Erik Cook and he and I would perform the \u201crope trick” and a poor man\u2019s valve job in order to fly the 172 to his shop where proper repairs could be made.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBut just the other day I was coming back from a trip up to Hood River for a seminar on ATC and ops at Portland.\u00a0 I was with a rated CFI who has been out of flying for a long time.\u00a0 One of my goals was to slowly bring her back to currency.\u00a0 We were having a great time until we decided to leave with horrible weather brewing (\u201cget home-it is\u201d may have had some involvement in decision making.\u00a0 That and the expense of a motel as well as the fact that I had a student scheduled in Sisters the next morning).\u00a0 I conducted the takeoff in the little Cessna 140 and decided on a heading, which would kind of split the difference between a course for home and one which would provide the best conditions in which to fly.\u00a0 Clouds were everywhere and turbulence was forecast.\u00a0 It was a pretty good forecast.\u00a0 I think I could have traded hats a lot sooner.\u00a0 I elected to pick my way through the clouds and turbulence when I think I\u2019d have been a lot better off wearing my teacher\u2019s hat and letting her do it herself.\u00a0 I think I chose the easy way and I believe that was a mistake.\u00a0 The flight went well, the weather remained roughly VFR and we got back to Sisters with a typical yahoo landing in a burbling crosswind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But I have to admit that I\u2019m not real proud of my performance.\u00a0 I think that the conditions were perfect for much more involvement of that highly-rated, but rusty. CFI next to me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m more comfortable with mechanical issues than those related to marginal weather.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, I think I should have turned over the airplane to Sheryl much sooner.<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSCN6162-300x225.jpg\")
We were both a lot more relaxed, once clear of the clouds and turbulence up North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nTeachers of flying often fail an engine on a student.\u00a0 Unfortunately, we usually go for the easy way\u2026 we close the throttle.\u00a0 In actuality, that\u2019s the way that engines normally don\u2019t fail.\u00a0 It\u2019s far more likely that they will stick a valve, foul a plug or have some other problem that simply makes it impossible to get full power.\u00a0 In this case, I think we could get about 1,800 RPM out of it.\u00a0 The very first thing the pilot needs to do is to figure out if level flight can be maintained and at what speed.\u00a0 We could do that.\u00a0 Our airspeed dropped precipitously, but we could maintain altitude.\u00a0 At that point we had to think of some \u201cwhat ifs\u201d.\u00a0 What if the engine should decide to pack it in and quit entirely?\u00a0 In that case our plan would go to hell in a handbasket.\u00a0 And what was our plan?\u00a0 Well, this is where I decided to make this a learning moment.\u00a0 I\u2019d already messed with throttle, mixture and mags.\u00a0 I\u2019d pretty much done all I could do.\u00a0 I turned the operation of the plane over to Adam and gave him his options.\u00a0 We could conduct a precautionary landing.\u00a0 There were lots of irrigation pivots between our current position and Christmas Valley, where a nice, long, paved runway awaited us.<\/h3>\nFort Rock, with irrigation pivots all the way to Christmas Valley in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nConsidering that layout, we could also press on and see if we could make it to Christmas Valley.\u00a0 We asked Julie to navigate for us, which simplified our task a bit.\u00a0 We limped toward Christmas Valley, an irrigation pivot always within gliding distance.\u00a0 This is where the agonizing decision must be made.\u00a0 Are you going to wear your pilot hat or your teacher hat?\u00a0 The decision is easy if you decide to wear your pilot hat.\u00a0 You simply take the airplane and fly the rest of the way, in this case to Christmas Valley.\u00a0 But if you do that, the student\u2019s learning will not be complete.\u00a0 Oh, sure, he\u2019ll learn from the experience by watching you.\u00a0 But he won\u2019t gain the more complete experience by dealing with the difficulty himself.\u00a0 I decided to wear my teacher hat.\u00a0 Adam did fine.\u00a0 I probably reminded him that one<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nAdam took advantage of the partial power loss and gained valuable experience swooping into Christmas Valley in a crippled airplane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\napproach was all he was going to get\u2026 there would be no go-arounds with that decreased power available.\u00a0 I\u2019m not even sure that I needed to provide that caution.\u00a0 He knew that.\u00a0 He did a lovely job and we tied down at Christmas Valley, hopped in the 182 with Julie and went home.\u00a0 I\u2019d return the following day with Erik Cook and he and I would perform the \u201crope trick” and a poor man\u2019s valve job in order to fly the 172 to his shop where proper repairs could be made.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBut just the other day I was coming back from a trip up to Hood River for a seminar on ATC and ops at Portland.\u00a0 I was with a rated CFI who has been out of flying for a long time.\u00a0 One of my goals was to slowly bring her back to currency.\u00a0 We were having a great time until we decided to leave with horrible weather brewing (\u201cget home-it is\u201d may have had some involvement in decision making.\u00a0 That and the expense of a motel as well as the fact that I had a student scheduled in Sisters the next morning).\u00a0 I conducted the takeoff in the little Cessna 140 and decided on a heading, which would kind of split the difference between a course for home and one which would provide the best conditions in which to fly.\u00a0 Clouds were everywhere and turbulence was forecast.\u00a0 It was a pretty good forecast.\u00a0 I think I could have traded hats a lot sooner.\u00a0 I elected to pick my way through the clouds and turbulence when I think I\u2019d have been a lot better off wearing my teacher\u2019s hat and letting her do it herself.\u00a0 I think I chose the easy way and I believe that was a mistake.\u00a0 The flight went well, the weather remained roughly VFR and we got back to Sisters with a typical yahoo landing in a burbling crosswind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But I have to admit that I\u2019m not real proud of my performance.\u00a0 I think that the conditions were perfect for much more involvement of that highly-rated, but rusty. CFI next to me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m more comfortable with mechanical issues than those related to marginal weather.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, I think I should have turned over the airplane to Sheryl much sooner.<\/h3>\nWe were both a lot more relaxed, once clear of the clouds and turbulence up North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Teachers of flying often fail an engine on a student.\u00a0 Unfortunately, we usually go for the easy way\u2026 we close the throttle.\u00a0 In actuality, that\u2019s the way that engines normally don\u2019t fail.\u00a0 It\u2019s far more likely that they will stick a valve, foul a plug or have some other problem that simply makes it impossible to get full power.\u00a0 In this case, I think we could get about 1,800 RPM out of it.\u00a0 The very first thing the pilot needs to do is to figure out if level flight can be maintained and at what speed.\u00a0 We could do that.\u00a0 Our airspeed dropped precipitously, but we could maintain altitude.\u00a0 At that point we had to think of some \u201cwhat ifs\u201d.\u00a0 What if the engine should decide to pack it in and quit entirely?\u00a0 In that case our plan would go to hell in a handbasket.\u00a0 And what was our plan?\u00a0 Well, this is where I decided to make this a learning moment.\u00a0 I\u2019d already messed with throttle, mixture and mags.\u00a0 I\u2019d pretty much done all I could do.\u00a0 I turned the operation of the plane over to Adam and gave him his options.\u00a0 We could conduct a precautionary landing.\u00a0 There were lots of irrigation pivots between our current position and Christmas Valley, where a nice, long, paved runway awaited us.<\/h3>\nFort Rock, with irrigation pivots all the way to Christmas Valley in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nConsidering that layout, we could also press on and see if we could make it to Christmas Valley.\u00a0 We asked Julie to navigate for us, which simplified our task a bit.\u00a0 We limped toward Christmas Valley, an irrigation pivot always within gliding distance.\u00a0 This is where the agonizing decision must be made.\u00a0 Are you going to wear your pilot hat or your teacher hat?\u00a0 The decision is easy if you decide to wear your pilot hat.\u00a0 You simply take the airplane and fly the rest of the way, in this case to Christmas Valley.\u00a0 But if you do that, the student\u2019s learning will not be complete.\u00a0 Oh, sure, he\u2019ll learn from the experience by watching you.\u00a0 But he won\u2019t gain the more complete experience by dealing with the difficulty himself.\u00a0 I decided to wear my teacher hat.\u00a0 Adam did fine.\u00a0 I probably reminded him that one<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nAdam took advantage of the partial power loss and gained valuable experience swooping into Christmas Valley in a crippled airplane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\napproach was all he was going to get\u2026 there would be no go-arounds with that decreased power available.\u00a0 I\u2019m not even sure that I needed to provide that caution.\u00a0 He knew that.\u00a0 He did a lovely job and we tied down at Christmas Valley, hopped in the 182 with Julie and went home.\u00a0 I\u2019d return the following day with Erik Cook and he and I would perform the \u201crope trick” and a poor man\u2019s valve job in order to fly the 172 to his shop where proper repairs could be made.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBut just the other day I was coming back from a trip up to Hood River for a seminar on ATC and ops at Portland.\u00a0 I was with a rated CFI who has been out of flying for a long time.\u00a0 One of my goals was to slowly bring her back to currency.\u00a0 We were having a great time until we decided to leave with horrible weather brewing (\u201cget home-it is\u201d may have had some involvement in decision making.\u00a0 That and the expense of a motel as well as the fact that I had a student scheduled in Sisters the next morning).\u00a0 I conducted the takeoff in the little Cessna 140 and decided on a heading, which would kind of split the difference between a course for home and one which would provide the best conditions in which to fly.\u00a0 Clouds were everywhere and turbulence was forecast.\u00a0 It was a pretty good forecast.\u00a0 I think I could have traded hats a lot sooner.\u00a0 I elected to pick my way through the clouds and turbulence when I think I\u2019d have been a lot better off wearing my teacher\u2019s hat and letting her do it herself.\u00a0 I think I chose the easy way and I believe that was a mistake.\u00a0 The flight went well, the weather remained roughly VFR and we got back to Sisters with a typical yahoo landing in a burbling crosswind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But I have to admit that I\u2019m not real proud of my performance.\u00a0 I think that the conditions were perfect for much more involvement of that highly-rated, but rusty. CFI next to me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m more comfortable with mechanical issues than those related to marginal weather.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, I think I should have turned over the airplane to Sheryl much sooner.<\/h3>\nWe were both a lot more relaxed, once clear of the clouds and turbulence up North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Considering that layout, we could also press on and see if we could make it to Christmas Valley.\u00a0 We asked Julie to navigate for us, which simplified our task a bit.\u00a0 We limped toward Christmas Valley, an irrigation pivot always within gliding distance.\u00a0 This is where the agonizing decision must be made.\u00a0 Are you going to wear your pilot hat or your teacher hat?\u00a0 The decision is easy if you decide to wear your pilot hat.\u00a0 You simply take the airplane and fly the rest of the way, in this case to Christmas Valley.\u00a0 But if you do that, the student\u2019s learning will not be complete.\u00a0 Oh, sure, he\u2019ll learn from the experience by watching you.\u00a0 But he won\u2019t gain the more complete experience by dealing with the difficulty himself.\u00a0 I decided to wear my teacher hat.\u00a0 Adam did fine.\u00a0 I probably reminded him that one<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nAdam took advantage of the partial power loss and gained valuable experience swooping into Christmas Valley in a crippled airplane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\napproach was all he was going to get\u2026 there would be no go-arounds with that decreased power available.\u00a0 I\u2019m not even sure that I needed to provide that caution.\u00a0 He knew that.\u00a0 He did a lovely job and we tied down at Christmas Valley, hopped in the 182 with Julie and went home.\u00a0 I\u2019d return the following day with Erik Cook and he and I would perform the \u201crope trick” and a poor man\u2019s valve job in order to fly the 172 to his shop where proper repairs could be made.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBut just the other day I was coming back from a trip up to Hood River for a seminar on ATC and ops at Portland.\u00a0 I was with a rated CFI who has been out of flying for a long time.\u00a0 One of my goals was to slowly bring her back to currency.\u00a0 We were having a great time until we decided to leave with horrible weather brewing (\u201cget home-it is\u201d may have had some involvement in decision making.\u00a0 That and the expense of a motel as well as the fact that I had a student scheduled in Sisters the next morning).\u00a0 I conducted the takeoff in the little Cessna 140 and decided on a heading, which would kind of split the difference between a course for home and one which would provide the best conditions in which to fly.\u00a0 Clouds were everywhere and turbulence was forecast.\u00a0 It was a pretty good forecast.\u00a0 I think I could have traded hats a lot sooner.\u00a0 I elected to pick my way through the clouds and turbulence when I think I\u2019d have been a lot better off wearing my teacher\u2019s hat and letting her do it herself.\u00a0 I think I chose the easy way and I believe that was a mistake.\u00a0 The flight went well, the weather remained roughly VFR and we got back to Sisters with a typical yahoo landing in a burbling crosswind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But I have to admit that I\u2019m not real proud of my performance.\u00a0 I think that the conditions were perfect for much more involvement of that highly-rated, but rusty. CFI next to me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m more comfortable with mechanical issues than those related to marginal weather.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, I think I should have turned over the airplane to Sheryl much sooner.<\/h3>\nWe were both a lot more relaxed, once clear of the clouds and turbulence up North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/h3>\nAdam took advantage of the partial power loss and gained valuable experience swooping into Christmas Valley in a crippled airplane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\napproach was all he was going to get\u2026 there would be no go-arounds with that decreased power available.\u00a0 I\u2019m not even sure that I needed to provide that caution.\u00a0 He knew that.\u00a0 He did a lovely job and we tied down at Christmas Valley, hopped in the 182 with Julie and went home.\u00a0 I\u2019d return the following day with Erik Cook and he and I would perform the \u201crope trick” and a poor man\u2019s valve job in order to fly the 172 to his shop where proper repairs could be made.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBut just the other day I was coming back from a trip up to Hood River for a seminar on ATC and ops at Portland.\u00a0 I was with a rated CFI who has been out of flying for a long time.\u00a0 One of my goals was to slowly bring her back to currency.\u00a0 We were having a great time until we decided to leave with horrible weather brewing (\u201cget home-it is\u201d may have had some involvement in decision making.\u00a0 That and the expense of a motel as well as the fact that I had a student scheduled in Sisters the next morning).\u00a0 I conducted the takeoff in the little Cessna 140 and decided on a heading, which would kind of split the difference between a course for home and one which would provide the best conditions in which to fly.\u00a0 Clouds were everywhere and turbulence was forecast.\u00a0 It was a pretty good forecast.\u00a0 I think I could have traded hats a lot sooner.\u00a0 I elected to pick my way through the clouds and turbulence when I think I\u2019d have been a lot better off wearing my teacher\u2019s hat and letting her do it herself.\u00a0 I think I chose the easy way and I believe that was a mistake.\u00a0 The flight went well, the weather remained roughly VFR and we got back to Sisters with a typical yahoo landing in a burbling crosswind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But I have to admit that I\u2019m not real proud of my performance.\u00a0 I think that the conditions were perfect for much more involvement of that highly-rated, but rusty. CFI next to me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m more comfortable with mechanical issues than those related to marginal weather.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, I think I should have turned over the airplane to Sheryl much sooner.<\/h3>\nWe were both a lot more relaxed, once clear of the clouds and turbulence up North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\napproach was all he was going to get\u2026 there would be no go-arounds with that decreased power available.\u00a0 I\u2019m not even sure that I needed to provide that caution.\u00a0 He knew that.\u00a0 He did a lovely job and we tied down at Christmas Valley, hopped in the 182 with Julie and went home.\u00a0 I\u2019d return the following day with Erik Cook and he and I would perform the \u201crope trick” and a poor man\u2019s valve job in order to fly the 172 to his shop where proper repairs could be made.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBut just the other day I was coming back from a trip up to Hood River for a seminar on ATC and ops at Portland.\u00a0 I was with a rated CFI who has been out of flying for a long time.\u00a0 One of my goals was to slowly bring her back to currency.\u00a0 We were having a great time until we decided to leave with horrible weather brewing (\u201cget home-it is\u201d may have had some involvement in decision making.\u00a0 That and the expense of a motel as well as the fact that I had a student scheduled in Sisters the next morning).\u00a0 I conducted the takeoff in the little Cessna 140 and decided on a heading, which would kind of split the difference between a course for home and one which would provide the best conditions in which to fly.\u00a0 Clouds were everywhere and turbulence was forecast.\u00a0 It was a pretty good forecast.\u00a0 I think I could have traded hats a lot sooner.\u00a0 I elected to pick my way through the clouds and turbulence when I think I\u2019d have been a lot better off wearing my teacher\u2019s hat and letting her do it herself.\u00a0 I think I chose the easy way and I believe that was a mistake.\u00a0 The flight went well, the weather remained roughly VFR and we got back to Sisters with a typical yahoo landing in a burbling crosswind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But I have to admit that I\u2019m not real proud of my performance.\u00a0 I think that the conditions were perfect for much more involvement of that highly-rated, but rusty. CFI next to me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m more comfortable with mechanical issues than those related to marginal weather.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, I think I should have turned over the airplane to Sheryl much sooner.<\/h3>\nWe were both a lot more relaxed, once clear of the clouds and turbulence up North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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approach was all he was going to get\u2026 there would be no go-arounds with that decreased power available.\u00a0 I\u2019m not even sure that I needed to provide that caution.\u00a0 He knew that.\u00a0 He did a lovely job and we tied down at Christmas Valley, hopped in the 182 with Julie and went home.\u00a0 I\u2019d return the following day with Erik Cook and he and I would perform the \u201crope trick” and a poor man\u2019s valve job in order to fly the 172 to his shop where proper repairs could be made.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBut just the other day I was coming back from a trip up to Hood River for a seminar on ATC and ops at Portland.\u00a0 I was with a rated CFI who has been out of flying for a long time.\u00a0 One of my goals was to slowly bring her back to currency.\u00a0 We were having a great time until we decided to leave with horrible weather brewing (\u201cget home-it is\u201d may have had some involvement in decision making.\u00a0 That and the expense of a motel as well as the fact that I had a student scheduled in Sisters the next morning).\u00a0 I conducted the takeoff in the little Cessna 140 and decided on a heading, which would kind of split the difference between a course for home and one which would provide the best conditions in which to fly.\u00a0 Clouds were everywhere and turbulence was forecast.\u00a0 It was a pretty good forecast.\u00a0 I think I could have traded hats a lot sooner.\u00a0 I elected to pick my way through the clouds and turbulence when I think I\u2019d have been a lot better off wearing my teacher\u2019s hat and letting her do it herself.\u00a0 I think I chose the easy way and I believe that was a mistake.\u00a0 The flight went well, the weather remained roughly VFR and we got back to Sisters with a typical yahoo landing in a burbling crosswind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But I have to admit that I\u2019m not real proud of my performance.\u00a0 I think that the conditions were perfect for much more involvement of that highly-rated, but rusty. CFI next to me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m more comfortable with mechanical issues than those related to marginal weather.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, I think I should have turned over the airplane to Sheryl much sooner.<\/h3>\nWe were both a lot more relaxed, once clear of the clouds and turbulence up North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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But just the other day I was coming back from a trip up to Hood River for a seminar on ATC and ops at Portland.\u00a0 I was with a rated CFI who has been out of flying for a long time.\u00a0 One of my goals was to slowly bring her back to currency.\u00a0 We were having a great time until we decided to leave with horrible weather brewing (\u201cget home-it is\u201d may have had some involvement in decision making.\u00a0 That and the expense of a motel as well as the fact that I had a student scheduled in Sisters the next morning).\u00a0 I conducted the takeoff in the little Cessna 140 and decided on a heading, which would kind of split the difference between a course for home and one which would provide the best conditions in which to fly.\u00a0 Clouds were everywhere and turbulence was forecast.\u00a0 It was a pretty good forecast.\u00a0 I think I could have traded hats a lot sooner.\u00a0 I elected to pick my way through the clouds and turbulence when I think I\u2019d have been a lot better off wearing my teacher\u2019s hat and letting her do it herself.\u00a0 I think I chose the easy way and I believe that was a mistake.\u00a0 The flight went well, the weather remained roughly VFR and we got back to Sisters with a typical yahoo landing in a burbling crosswind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But I have to admit that I\u2019m not real proud of my performance.\u00a0 I think that the conditions were perfect for much more involvement of that highly-rated, but rusty. CFI next to me.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m more comfortable with mechanical issues than those related to marginal weather.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, I think I should have turned over the airplane to Sheryl much sooner.<\/h3>\nWe were both a lot more relaxed, once clear of the clouds and turbulence up North.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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We live and die by one very basic fact:\u00a0 it is contact with the ground which can hurt us.\u00a0 We can either fly the airplane into the ground or we can allow the elements to tear our craft apart, thus hurling us to the ground where we will be hurt or killed.\u00a0 That\u2019s the bottom line. That\u2019s what must be considered when deciding whether it is us or them, me or her, who is going to fly the plane.\u00a0 Maybe I should consider that rather basic fact when I make that decision.\u00a0 I should have let her have the plane sooner.\u00a0 It would have done her more good.\u00a0 When we got back to Sisters it was turbulent and I rightly conducted the landing. If she loused it up, it would have resulted in damage to the airplane.\u00a0 But the rest of the time, it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 \u00a0I guess we live and learn.\u00a0 Next time I\u2019ll do better.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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