Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 (Fortune 01.1b1); site rhino.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!hpda!fortune!rhino!marcum From: marcum@rhino.UUCP (Alan M. Marcum) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Unwilling wives....flying that is! Message-ID: <277@rhino.UUCP> Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 12:51:24 EST Article-I.D.: rhino.277 Posted: Thu Jan 17 12:51:24 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 01:59:57 EST References:Reply-To: marcum@rhino.UUCP (Alan M. Marcum) Organization: Fortune Customer Support Lines: 22 I'm single, but recently took a lady-friend who's becoming an SO up for a ride. She is, as she states it, a white-knuckle flyer, even on the big stuff (it's the takeoffs and landings she dislikes; once at cruise, no problem). We planned a tour of the San Francisco Bay Area in the late afternoon, in 172. A leisurely pre-flight, explaining what-all was what, helped calm her. I worked hard on a very smooth takeoff, gentle turns, the whole bit. The air was pretty smooth, and all went well. Until returning to Palo Alto, that is -- it was just after sunset, and they decided to report 2 3/4 miles visibility. Arrgh! No SVFR after sunset unless IFR rated, current, and equipped! So, we took it to San Jose (clear and 7), and I picked up the plane the next morning. (And, yes, for all the skeptics, I got a good briefing, the temp/dew-point spread was in good shape at departure, and visibility at departure was 7-10 miles.) Would you believe she's interested in flying again? Even with all that junk in the first flight? -- Alan M. Marcum Fortune Systems, Redwood City, California ...!{ihnp4, ucbvax!amd, hpda, sri-unix, harpo}!fortune!rhino!marcum