Girlfriends FIRST FLIGHT: Mission Failed?

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

Комментарии • 38

  • @phillp7777
    @phillp7777 9 месяцев назад +2

    that was pretty smooth lndng ..saw no bounce...
    very good

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  9 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you my friend, lots of practice

    • @phillp7777
      @phillp7777 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@RoutesAbove yes does take lot of over over practice for sure..
      Does tower ever say " do a short approach lndg "... when yur on downwind almost at base turn ?... here US tower will do to fit in small GA w fast Corp jets.. I got pretty good doin it.. to get down fast from 800' turn L base usually them quick turn on final all while doin iguess called a sideslip L aerilon w Lots opp R rudder... ya cone down fast..then try strt it out slow down level flare land smooth hopefully... I did it solo a few times.. ATC luvs it so get u heck outof way for jets out on 3-5 mile final. Do they do that in UK?

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  9 месяцев назад

      There aren't many bigger jets for us to have to fit in with to be honest so never been asked to do that. Reminds me though I should practice doing some bad weather circuits which are similar to what you describe there.
      I haven't side slipped a plane outside of a lesson yet but I know what you mean you do lose height like there's no tomorrow haha!

  • @caltitude
    @caltitude 11 месяцев назад +2

    Ahahah talking over the transmission😅 what a sweet video mate. Amazing quality and what a special moment. Yeehawwww

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  11 месяцев назад

      Haha I know right!! Good times, thank you very much chap!!!

  • @phillp7777
    @phillp7777 9 месяцев назад +2

    ya gonna have to take her up on a early am or late evening clear blue calm no turb day once again..
    i bet she'll go w u just a lil persuading.. shes a good catch.. 🍀 lucky 🍀 man

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  9 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah she'll come up again and feature in another video I bet, stay tunneeddd

  • @phillp7777
    @phillp7777 9 месяцев назад +2

    was this very 1st time yur gf go up in small ga plane ?
    too bad it was so overcast day.. no blue sky.. hard to see anything good esp for brand new pax.. actually feels looks darker when under such low overcast days.. sun cant get thru..even tho might be vfr technically.
    She did pretty good very well.. can see she very excited laughing having good time.. so that's good
    only stepped on u few times on mic..
    They don't know or have a clue when get in cockpit go up 1st time for sure
    very good excellent vid and pics and canera angles
    Excellent ut vid
    good luck
    Do more.. fly safe

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  9 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah weather wasn't great so that was a short sight on my part.. Could have chosen a better day for her first flight haha!!
      Thank you for the kind words, glad you enjoyed!! Stay tuned for more!!

  • @phillp7777
    @phillp7777 9 месяцев назад +2

    lots Qs.. omg she says No! so fast.. so Why she not go up again ? bc of You or yur flying or just not like small planes ?
    she get airsick or close to ot ?

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  9 месяцев назад

      haha she has come up with me again so we're all good!! Weather wasn't great that day so wasn't the best idea to use that as a first flight day

  • @phillp7777
    @phillp7777 9 месяцев назад +2

    new sub here in US so not know any UK stuff or Eu flying stuff..only US FAA .
    How many TT hrs u got then and now ?
    How long years u been pilot ?
    Are u Ppl Private or got Instr rating or comm lic what ?
    That is a Piper Warrior II PA28-161 ? right? ?
    is it rental or u own it ?

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  9 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you for subbing!! Other than being expensive and having interesting weather, the UK is amazing for flying!
      I've just clocked over 113 hours total now and got my private pilot license last year. I may do my instrument rating later on but no plans just yet. I know it's a good idea though.
      Yeah that's it! PA28-161. Great nipper and yeah I hire it for £200/hour. I want to buy my own in the next couple of years. Stay tuned haha!
      Thanks for your comments :)

  • @SocataRichy
    @SocataRichy Год назад +3

    Well done and my wife isn't the best passenger in a GA aeroplane either and she has been solo in a C152 (25 years ago) as NATS gave them 15 hours of free flight training during the initial training course (ATCO). I can usually coerce her into the aeroplane on promise of lunch at Glenforsa, but needs to be a nice calm day where she can see the horizon rather well and needs good cool airflow from the vents (she isn't the best passenger in the car either if she isn't looking out). Normally she does the radio to keep her mind occupied. A suggestion is to describe to Chloe an aeroplane is like a piece of cork in water. Just like cork in water (fluid) bobs up and down with the waves, an aeroplane bobs up and down in the air (also a fluid). The only difference is we can control the aeroplane and direct it the way we want it to go... suggestion would be to pick a more ideal day with not a cloud in the sky, a nice crisp clear winters day provides some of the best flying weather we can have but of course you need to be flexible on dates.

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  Год назад

      Thanks! This is really interesting actually because Chloe has said she is very keen to do a lesson for a number of reasons and I think it would do only good for our flying together. More air time, better idea of what is going on and why we do things along with everything else. Yeah good idea, I'll pass that on, thanks for the comment 😀

  • @daricksta08
    @daricksta08 Год назад +4

    When i brought my wife up, I waited for perfect conditions.
    Less than 10 knots aloft. Clear skies, no fronts nearby, and fly first thing in the morning or 1 hour before sunset.
    Her first flight was 30 minutes in the air and we built up time in air on subsequent flights before we had a destination in mind.

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  Год назад +1

      Yeah perfect conditions is what I'll do next to try and sway her. Sound advice 👍

    • @phillp7777
      @phillp7777 9 месяцев назад +1

      yes me too would only do..only fair to them... so diff from comm airliners

  • @MartyMitchell92660
    @MartyMitchell92660 Год назад +1

    Well done. Chloe, I would suggest giving it another go, on a beautiful day with few clouds and less wind. You might begin to enjoy it up there and your boyfriend will really appreciate you joining him. Lots of great destination by air, something you can look forward to. Deal?

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  Год назад +1

      Thanks Marty! Solid words, I'll be sure to pass them on as it would be lovely to get some amazing trips done by air as you say!
      Do you fly with a significant other?

    • @MartyMitchell92660
      @MartyMitchell92660 Год назад

      @@RoutesAbove Yes, for many years. I have a Beech Bonanza and we have traveled extensively in it. Many day trips and a few long journeys. I hope Chloe agrees to give it another go. Good luck and happy flying!

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  Год назад

      Amazing, that is my absolute goal to do exactly that! Yeah she'll come up again.. I hope.. stay tuned to see what happens haha!
      Assuming you are based in the states? Lovely plane.

    • @MartyMitchell92660
      @MartyMitchell92660 Год назад

      @@RoutesAbove Yes, based at John Wayne Orange County Airport in Southern California. Thank you. Yours as well. Cheers!

  • @TheFretman2
    @TheFretman2 2 месяца назад

    My wife on her first flight with me said she wouldn’t go back up. But here we are years later and she loves going. My pilot friends are jealous. I tell my passengers, as part of the brief, to let me do the talking when we’re departing and landing, then I remind them again.

  • @flyingmortgageman
    @flyingmortgageman Год назад +1

    Think you just choose the wrong day. My GF is a nervous type so I took her up on a cloud free calm day over to the IOW. Once airborne the views become more important than the fact she was at 2000 ft with a not much below her. I also got her doing the frequency changes and Squak to distract her. We have now gone as far as Bournemouth to Duxford together and she is the one that asks to go however she is not keen on turbulence so I plan flights on flat cloudless sky days or evenings. That said she still wont let me do a PFL or Stall so I have to practice them on my own or with other people onboard :-) Its work in progress but i can see her doing trips over the channel next year with me assuming I can get a share in a plane soon.

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  Год назад +1

      Yeah I think you are right, I’ll let the dust settle and when there’s another lovely day then I’ll get her onboard again. Sounds like you’ve conquered it, need to take a leaf out of your book! I can’t think of anything I want to do more than go on holidays in the bird!

    • @flyingmortgageman
      @flyingmortgageman Год назад +1

      @@RoutesAbove I have taken a few first timers up now young and old and think I am lucky that the air is smooth over/from the sea. The only times I have had PAX look nervous is turbulence or the other one is when I do a bank over the Needles or Corfe Castle for them to take a pic. I have another idea, give her a few drinks first, I noticed Teri (my Mrs) was a lot more calm on the way back from Bembridge after a few G&T's in the Propeller inn than she was on the way out :-)

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  Год назад

      Hahah good idea, just get some Dutch courage in ‘em. I’ve taken other fiends up as first timers and yeah they were better but so was the weather.. we learn. Happy flying my friend!

  • @speedomars
    @speedomars Год назад +1

    This is mild. A few years ago I took my oldest son (at the time 35) and my daughter (at the time 40) up for a quick flight over Lake Tahoe. Both in the back seat. Neither had been up before and had been badgering me for this flight for a couple of years. Finally, a clear, calm, sunny day we left the runway at about 10am. The takeoff roll was perfect and I heard my daughter laughing, "wow, dad this is so much fun". About five minutes later while still ascending to clear the mountains south of the airport my daughter started to scream, cry and grab me from behind demanding to turn back and land. My son had to get her arms down and off of me and hold her until I could get clearance to turn back and land. I owe my son a flight, my daughter will stay on the ground for the rest of her life, apparently (I don't know how she makes commercial flights).

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  Год назад

      Oh god mine is mild compared to that!! That sounded like it came out of the blue given how it started off! Glad you got back safely!

  • @gillyriddington7559
    @gillyriddington7559 Год назад +1

    Well done Chloe, not sure I would even be that calm......I'm a terrible passenger 🙈

  • @adventureswithstephen
    @adventureswithstephen 29 дней назад +1

    Has she flown with you again since this?

    • @RoutesAbove
      @RoutesAbove  28 дней назад +1

      She did fly with me since then so I'll count that as a winner!!

  • @PaulUnderwood345
    @PaulUnderwood345 2 месяца назад +1

    It only really a bad bounce if you get charged two landing fees.

  • @phillp7777
    @phillp7777 9 месяцев назад

    hi