First Flight....

[lunitic_8]

My very first flight... pretty self explanatory, there will be two parts












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[Steve M]

Congats! You are a lucky man. Were you nervous?

[lunitic_8]

Congats! You are a lucky man. Were you nervous?

Actually not at all  8-) I grabbed a hold of the controls with confidence knowing i would do good,  ;D  ;)

[DaveSims]

One hand on the yoke...you will learn that as you earn your license.  :)  The examiner here will pull your power if you take your hand off of the throttle.  Once you have it trimmed up, you should be able to fly with just a couple of fingertips.

[Leigh]

i remember that the thumb and pointer finger

[machineman9]

As davy says... Free up one of those hands on the yoke... Preferably the right one for most tasks. I practised trimming the aircraft on my most recent flight with cadets and although I felt a bit uncertain about using my weaker left arm to fly, shortly after I saw the benefits.

The plane won't go manic if you let go... Trim it out, and enjoy the flight. If they didn't teach you that, then certainly ask about it next time you're able to. It is a fantastic tool on the aircraft and I think it lets you have a bit more free time to acquaint yourself to the rest of the plane and everything else.

The third photo shows exactly the right method! Try not to let yourself stare at the gauges too much because I find that it just ruins the view around you. Keep an eye out for events on the dash every now and then... I often take a look over to the VSI and then just adjust the trim or pitch a bit, then look outside again. Quite interesting just staring out over the wing whilst keeping it straight and level.


Hope you had a good flight and I hope you're able to have many more like it!

[Alonso]

Wow... Congratulations on your first flight! You're very lucky  :)

[beaky]

well, you kept it right-side-up... a good sign.  ;D

[lunitic_8]

[quote]One hand on the yoke...you will learn that as you earn your license.

[Mitch.]

A little bit more left rudder in the last shot.

[lunitic_8]

A little bit more left rudder in the last shot.

:-? the rudder was straight

[DaveSims]

A little bit more left rudder in the last shot.

:-? the rudder was straight

I believe he is referring to the turn coordinator, the ball isn't centered.  I know it was your first flight, just had to poke you a little.  ;) Welcome to the brotherhood of aviators.

[Mitch.]

Hehe, sorry Chad. Having flown in the Tiger Moth I know how important it is to keep that bloody ball centered. After several more flights you should be using the rudder more and it will eventually become second nature, you won't even realise your doing it.

[C]

A little bit more left rudder in the last shot.

:-? the rudder was straight

I believe he is referring to the turn coordinator, the ball isn't centered.

[Fozzer]

Transponder = 1200

..no "Flight Following" then, with ATC?.... .... ... ...!

...and no posh, pale green, "David Clark" Headset?... ... ...!

Have fun!

Paul...G-BPLF...Finger tips on the yoke... ...!