REFLECTOR: Flight - Natural High

Terry Miles terrence_miles at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 3 07:00:59 CDT 2006


Oh boy.  I wish I could have been there too.  I bet I can say for all of
us.  
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Al Gietzen
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 12:34 AM
To: reflector
Subject: REFLECTOR: Flight - Natural High



A couple of visions, and the associated emotion, are still with me.  The
test pilot had taken off and climbed out to the NE and disappeared into
the distance below some high scattered clouds.  We knew he was out
there, doing his "work", and occasionally we'd hear the distant
distinctive sound of the 3-rotor engine, and we'd hear the occasional
call to Center on our hand held radio.  After about 35 minutes we heard
his call to the tower, and shortly after could see the speck of the
plane miles to the east.  We also heard his request for straight in over
the runway, with a break to left downwind over mid-field.  And soon,
there it was - in a hard left bank overhead, that distinctive beautiful
silhouette against the background of high broken clouds.  Smooth and
fast - MY airplane; my sweat and effort and anxiety. What a sight - what
a sound!! That moment of exhilaration I'll remember, and know one of the
reasons why we do this.

 

Later I climbed in the right seat for a flight to focus on engine
parameters.  I did that through most of the climb-out, and for awhile as
we cruised at 3500' agl.  But then I started to enjoy the view, and the
sensation of speed - even at that altitude, as we banked over the hills
and valleys. I took the stick to get a feel for the control response.
And there I was; flying my plane, with the very kool EFIS displays,
cruising at 200 mph, and enjoying the beautiful view.  Definitely high;
a natural high.

 

Ok, there are still some problems to solve and things to adjust, but
I'll think about that tomorrow.

 

Keep building; and it will come.

 

Al

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