barnstorm2
03-27-2008, 12:18 PM
Just a reminder for all of us Northern gyro pilots.
You can ( I know I can) get quite 'rusty' not flying for several weeks much less a couple of months.
Please remember to take it easy and do some pattern practice when getting started again this spring. Don't try flying for the first time in weeks on a gusty day or in any conditions out side of optimal for your craft.
Every-time I have a break from flying for a few weeks I am amazed at how 'rusty' I have gotten.
Also remember THE LAW.
To carry passengers you must have flown 3 takeoffs and landings within the past 90 days.
Lastly, it's not a bad idea to let someone ELSE do a preflight inspection for you once in a while. A few weeks ago when I was giving a gyro presentation for a local EAA chapter someone noticed a small crack in my sheet metal that I had not seen on my preflight.
Humans tend to see what they expect to see not necessarily what is actually there.
Fly safe! Fly often! Fly Fun!
.
You can ( I know I can) get quite 'rusty' not flying for several weeks much less a couple of months.
Please remember to take it easy and do some pattern practice when getting started again this spring. Don't try flying for the first time in weeks on a gusty day or in any conditions out side of optimal for your craft.
Every-time I have a break from flying for a few weeks I am amazed at how 'rusty' I have gotten.
Also remember THE LAW.
To carry passengers you must have flown 3 takeoffs and landings within the past 90 days.
Lastly, it's not a bad idea to let someone ELSE do a preflight inspection for you once in a while. A few weeks ago when I was giving a gyro presentation for a local EAA chapter someone noticed a small crack in my sheet metal that I had not seen on my preflight.
Humans tend to see what they expect to see not necessarily what is actually there.
Fly safe! Fly often! Fly Fun!
.