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Queazy! My friend asked if I wanted to go on a free flight with his friend; an airtraffic controller & flight instructer. The Guy needed to keep up his hours. Of course I said yes and replaced his wife who wasn't keen to fly in a light aircraft.
While flying over beautiful Moretonbay islands, the pilot asked if we would like or mind doing aerobatics. We were both keen. Really fun! Then he handed control to my friend: I was Queazy for those couple of minutes like serious turbulance 7 I reached for the sickbag but didn't need it. When walking back across the tarmac my buddy turned around a enquired how I liked "Your first flight". The instructor/pilot/air traffic controller immediately turned around and said "That wasn't your first flight?". "yep". "Jets?" "No, that was my first flight". He was stunned and appologetic. "No worries, I really enjoyed it and I was only "Queazy" when you handed over the controls to Gary. LOL .
I've been reminded of it a few times lately esp last night while watchingAntique Roadshow and an interviewed pilot who test flew the concorde, tried a 360 roll as did the other pilot ( or what ever that manover is called).= now that is aerobatics in my mind. Concorde didn't start service till 1976 but much testing was done before that time after 1969.
Makes one humble to think about dangerous testing such like VTOL.
cheers
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