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Thread: July 3rd Departure

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    Senior Member Pilot4Life's Avatar
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    Default Re: July 3rd Departure

    What an amazing story y'all will have! Keep the posts coming SkyPirate

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    Default Re: July 3rd Departure

    Quote Originally Posted by SkyPirate View Post
    Well today was a special day my wife Chris took her first flight in a kitfox and also her first flight with me
    nice pics and glad you got her in the plane. some advice. when turning, don't go beyond the quick 30. I did a short turn out on takeoff once and did my normal knife edge on the cross wind. yup and real dumb XXS I will tell you. I had to come back and land, she couldn't hold it after that. OH and the quick 30 is a quick bank stopping at a 30 degree. she thought that to be ok. she told me not to ever go beyond that. also when I get up there I put her in charge of where the plane goes. I let your point and I do. Now she loves it.

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    I tried to turn as flat as i could, but we hit some mild turbulence while turning, that shortened the flight, but she wants to try again when there is no wind, no turbulence, and plenty of cleaning supplies in the ladies rest room lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by SkyPirate View Post
    I found some 3/16" bungee at walMart in the crafts section and made a luggage compartment spiderweb to hold items in place in the luggage area,..it was a couple $ a reem and about 18' in each reem
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    Default Re: July 3rd Departure

    slow it way down helps also

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    Default Re: July 3rd Departure

    Fantastic pics of the two of you, clearly somebody was having a good time.
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    Default Re: July 3rd Departure

    Finn the video is better , she is actually laughing
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