Over the years of operating ZK ELI and letting people fly her, there are always going to be some who for one reason or another we remember. Some funny, some not quite so, others because they told us how scared they were of flying and one or two because they flew some well known high performance aircraft with one airforce or another. One lady I remember well because as we taxied out she told me how scared she was, and that the only reason she was doing this was that all the family had, and were pressuring her to have a go. I distinctly recall that as we taxied in, she was quite overcome with the excitement of the flight, and the fact that she'd been actually flying the plane, and her comment along the lines of "this has completely changed my mind about flying".
Another younger woman we ALL remember due to the fact that she is one of only two people who ahve ever made any real mess in the cockpit at all. The video is quite dramatic, with the cockpit screen in front of her face just going instantly opaque!!! you get the picture! that wrecked my day!
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of taking Marty Dickerson for a short flight. Marty is 83, from the USA, and sort of motorcycle royalty. Last year on the Bonniville Salt Flats, he went over 150mph on a Vincent engine powered motorbike! We only do that in the Pitts when we go downhill a bit!
A week or so back we flew Diane Covington who is a freelance journalist from the USA. We'll remember her becuase of the coverage we got thanks to her. You can check out her radio interview here... and her blog is a great read complete with video.. excellent!! :))
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