f1rocket
Well Known Member
I know there has been a lot of discussion in the past regarding which seating arrangement is the best, tandem or side-by-side. My wife had an interesting perspective on this topic as a result of a recent trip we took.
First off, my wife does not enjoy flying very much. It took a great deal of courage for her to travel a 1000 NM in the back seat of my Rocket. Second, she had flown in both seatings arrangements. She flew in my RV-6, which is obviously side-by-side, and now in the Rocket, which is tandem.
From the perspective of a non-flying wife, she much more enjoyed the tandem seating than the side-by-side. In fact, she ALMOST enjoyed the flying part of the trip. I can't tell you just how far that statement is from where she used to be. Her reasons is that she doesn't like to look out the windshield. It scares her a little too much and she doesn't like to see me fiddling with everything. She starts to ask questions and her mind starts telling her that there's something wrong. She much prefers the view out the side in the Rocket and is just fine letting me do my thing up front without her seeing it all.
So guys, if your wife is like mine and has an absolute aversion to flying with you, you may have a ray of hope if you are building a -4 or -8. At least from my wife's perspective, it's currently the difference between going and not going.
First off, my wife does not enjoy flying very much. It took a great deal of courage for her to travel a 1000 NM in the back seat of my Rocket. Second, she had flown in both seatings arrangements. She flew in my RV-6, which is obviously side-by-side, and now in the Rocket, which is tandem.
From the perspective of a non-flying wife, she much more enjoyed the tandem seating than the side-by-side. In fact, she ALMOST enjoyed the flying part of the trip. I can't tell you just how far that statement is from where she used to be. Her reasons is that she doesn't like to look out the windshield. It scares her a little too much and she doesn't like to see me fiddling with everything. She starts to ask questions and her mind starts telling her that there's something wrong. She much prefers the view out the side in the Rocket and is just fine letting me do my thing up front without her seeing it all.
So guys, if your wife is like mine and has an absolute aversion to flying with you, you may have a ray of hope if you are building a -4 or -8. At least from my wife's perspective, it's currently the difference between going and not going.