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Old 07-17-2004 | 08:25 PM
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IFlySlowPlanes
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Default I know the feeling!

I managed to get one flight in before the weather started to look threatening (something told me that lightning would not have been helpful, even if the storm itself missed us!). I'm feeling a lot more confident now with my Arrow...no more knocking knees, although my last touch & go ended up as more of a "touch and tear the gear off" kind of moment (the grass was too long so it stopped the prop, leaving me to glide straight ahead....straight into the only bench in sight....had exactly enough airspeed to pull up so the gear was the only thing affected....ripped the nylon bolt heads right off, along with the gear, but that's what they're designed to do, right? End result: 4 new bolts and she's good to go again.

What are you flying now? Good luck as you continue to learn and get better!

Dave