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"YOU'RE LOW," I SAID, LOOKING FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT DIDN'T COME.
I REACHED OVER AND ADDED POWER, AND MOM REDUCED IT TO NEAR IDLE
AGAIN. "NOW YOU'RE LOW AND SLOW," I SAID. "IT'S A SHORT RUNWAY," SHE
SHOT BACK. THIS WAS NO TIME FOR DEBATE. "I'VE GOT THE CONTROLS," I
SAID, SHAKING THE STICK TO CONFIRM I WAS TAKING OVER.
"The ferry flight is behind us," I said. "The flight training starts now."
The fog rolled in overnight and it didn't clear the next day. Mom and
I spent hours making and revising checklists, then practicing them in
the stationary aircraft.
Mom's persistence had paid off again. This time, it allowed me to
make my first-ever entry in her logbook, the same one that she has
maintained since I was a young boy.
"RV-10 checkout: OK."
I'd read the procedures for start, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, and
descent, and she'd go through the motions with her hands and feet.
We went through emergency procedures until she knew them cold.
She practiced tuning the GPS and entering and modifying flight plans.
Postscript: In the eight years since relearning to fly, Mom has
flown her RV-10 across the entire country. At age 77 she added
an instrument rating, and she's followed up with a tailwheel
endorsement, seaplane, and glider ratings.
The next day-my last in California-the fog lifted barely enough for
us to fly. We went around the pattern again and again, and I kept my
hands in my lap the entire time. Santa Paula can be a particularly
demanding place to fly, and Mom stayed consistently on speed and on
glidepath. She really does learn by doing.
Dave Hirschman is an ATP and CFII specializing in tailwheel and
aerobatic training. He's logged about 7,000 general aviation flying
hours, mostly in impractical airplanes such as the Pitts S-1S, Yak 55M,
Stearman, Waco, and North American T-6. He joined the AOPA Pilot
magazine staff in 2008 and is Editor at Large.
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 6, Issue 1
My Toughest Student
Safety Seminar: After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
Safety Seminar: AOPA Air Safety Institute Rekindles Spirit of Fun, Learning, & Flying
CFI News
CFI Tips: The Eastman Technique
ASI Message: True Confessions
Accident Case Study: Emergency Management
Safety Spotlight: Blurred Lines
ASI Online: Could You Handle a Survival Situation
Safety Quiz: What You Can't See, Can Hurt You
CFI Tools: Get Ready to Taxi
Chief's Corner: Safe Strategies to Live By
Pilot Safety Announcement: Living on the Edge
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - My Toughest Student
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 5
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Seminar: After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Seminar: AOPA Air Safety Institute Rekindles Spirit of Fun, Learning, & Flying
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI News
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI Tips: The Eastman Technique
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - ASI Message: True Confessions
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Accident Case Study: Emergency Management
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Spotlight: Blurred Lines
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - ASI Online: Could You Handle a Survival Situation
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: What You Can't See, Can Hurt You
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI Tools: Get Ready to Taxi
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Chief's Corner: Safe Strategies to Live By
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