Messing Around

[sleepingsquirrel]

Here's one for you from the POH. Take off on one tank, ....tank switching , run for one hour, tank switching....., then switch back to the other tank , run it until empty.

Disclaimer:

Please be aware that doing this will cause lengthy discussions on Mooneyspace , and may result in frightened passengers.

[jetdriven]

Or fly in clouds at below freezing temps in a non-deiced Mooney.

[Becca]

Quote: sleepingsquirrel

Here's one for you from the POH. Take off on one tank, ....tank switching , run for one hour, tank switching....., then switch back to the other tank , run it until empty.

Disclaimer:

Please be aware that doing this will cause lengthy discussions on Mooneyspace , and may result in frightened passengers.

[RJBrown]

There are some people like my mother. She loves roller coasters. At the amusement park she'd ride them over and over. In the plane she loves it. Dive to pick up speed, pull up and over into weightlessness. She loves it. Some are like my father he Hates roller coasters. One time Dad was sleeping in the back and Mom sitting up front ask for a rollercoaster. Half way through Dad woke up yelling If I puke its going down the back of your neck!

 You have to Know your market and give them what they want.

On a first flight I brief EVERY thing. The start, the taxi, the run up, the take off. It is a running commentary. They always know what is next. They also know they can say NO at any time. Make your first turns as smooth and shallow as you can. People love to see their house from the sky. Talk about circleing.  If they are OK brief and do a steep turn for them.  When it comes time to land talk them through it. Especially if there is a cross wind component. Explain why it looks crooked. Kick in the rudder a little early tell them first. Now that we are straight see how one wing is down? We will land one wheel at a time. Talking them through it helps you grease that first for them landing.   

Brief the maneuver. Ask your passenger if it is OK. NEVER do more than they are comfortable with. No means NO.

Always keep your new passenger ahead of the plane. NO SURPRISES on a first flight.  On maneuvers like the roller coaster sometimes they beg for more, sometimes once is enough, sometimes straight and level is more than enough. Make the flight for THEM is is not about you. Never overwhelm them. 

Like a good showman you always leave them wanting more. 

[jlunseth]

This post reminds me of when I was a kid growing up.  My dad was flying my sister and I in his mooney on a cross country trip to Utah.  I was in the front right seat and my sister was in the back seat.  I asked my dad if I pushed foward on the yoke would it be like a roller coaster.  My dad said go ahead and find out.  I pushed the yoke forward and turned my head around to get my sisters reaction.  I was suprised to see her stuck to the head liner like velcro.  We didn't realize she had her seat belt off.  She was O.K. but I always laugh when I have images of my little sis plastered on the ceiling of the family mooney.  Big brothers can be pretty mean sometimes. 

[kerry]

Quote: jlunseth

This post reminds me of when I was a kid growing up.  My dad was flying my sister and I in his mooney on a cross country trip to Utah.  I was in the front right seat and my sister was in the back seat.  I asked my dad if I pushed foward on the yoke would it be like a roller coaster.  My dad said go ahead and find out.  I pushed the yoke forward and turned my head around to get my sisters reaction.  I was suprised to see her stuck to the head liner like velcro.  We didn't realize she had her seat belt off.  She was O.K. but I always laugh when I have images of my little sis plastered on the ceiling of the family mooney.  Big brothers can be pretty mean sometimes.