bsacks05
Well Known Member
I love to fly my RV9 in the late afternoons/early evenings. It's a magical time of day for flying around here.
Most of the time I fly alone but asked my kids if one of them wanted to come along, expecting the usual "no" - they mostly only want to fly if we are going somewhere special. (They're so jaded about flying already!) Anyway, my son, Bruce (almost 14), hesitated and said, "yes".
"Great, grab the camera and let's go."
After taking off in the RV Bruce sez, "Here Dad, you take the pictures. I'll fly." He already knows how to keep her straight and level, maintain altitude and follow the GPS.
We flew to Cordele (CDK) for a touch and go on 28 then flew the length of Lake Blackshear before heading home.
Back at the hangar Bruce said, "Dad, let me pull the plane into the hangar."
That never happened before. So I showed him how to use the Bogibar and carefully park the plane watching both wingtips and the tail light.
The last nice surprise from Bruce came when we were home. He said, "I like flying around and listening to music. Are you going flying tomorrow?"
"Probably", sez I.
"Then I want to go with you."
WOW.
Here are some of this evening's pictures.
Georgia National Fairgrounds - fair starts next week.
A light touch and an eagle eye.
The moon was rising as we returned.
Most of the time I fly alone but asked my kids if one of them wanted to come along, expecting the usual "no" - they mostly only want to fly if we are going somewhere special. (They're so jaded about flying already!) Anyway, my son, Bruce (almost 14), hesitated and said, "yes".
"Great, grab the camera and let's go."
After taking off in the RV Bruce sez, "Here Dad, you take the pictures. I'll fly." He already knows how to keep her straight and level, maintain altitude and follow the GPS.
We flew to Cordele (CDK) for a touch and go on 28 then flew the length of Lake Blackshear before heading home.
Back at the hangar Bruce said, "Dad, let me pull the plane into the hangar."
That never happened before. So I showed him how to use the Bogibar and carefully park the plane watching both wingtips and the tail light.
The last nice surprise from Bruce came when we were home. He said, "I like flying around and listening to music. Are you going flying tomorrow?"
"Probably", sez I.
"Then I want to go with you."
WOW.
Here are some of this evening's pictures.
Georgia National Fairgrounds - fair starts next week.
A light touch and an eagle eye.
The moon was rising as we returned.
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