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Mary's first ride in N63PZ
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Comment by Patrick Hoyt on December 12, 2014 at 9:47pm
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Updated link to the article I mentioned:
http://www.eaa25.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/OnFinal201307.pdf
- Pat
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GoPro camera mounted on the wing; NFlightCam mounted inside (with audio).
- Pat
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Comment by Larry Zepp on July 21, 2013 at 8:22pm
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What a sweet way to enjoy a first flight in a beautiful airplane - Patrick and Mary - you are so lucky and your videos are the inspiration that us builders really need - Thanks. Hope to see you soon at the big show.
Best Regards, Larry Zepp
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Comment by Alex Roca on July 21, 2013 at 10:56am
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Very nice! Excellent Video/Editing... I assuming you used a GoPro camera?
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Comment by Tim Garrett on July 21, 2013 at 10:35am
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The "woo hoo" by Mary on the grass field landing was priceless!
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She loved it.
Our local EAA chapter's newsletter editor asked us if we could write an article about it, and Mary and I each wrote articles. Hers was from a non-pilot spouses perspective.
Here's a link to that newsletter: http://home.comcast.net/~petegavin/eaa25/eaa251307.pdf
Building an airplane is a big, expensive, and time-consuming project. Continued support of the spouse is a key factor for success. I believe that a critical part of getting (and keeping) the support of the spouse is to put a focus on the social aspect of aviation. That gets a lot of the spouses involved, and when those kind of friendships start forming, it helps to keep them involved...
We try to host at least one big party a year (typically more, though) where we invite fellow builders, pilots, friends & neighbors to our house. People are always good about bringing stuff, and a fun time is always had. Other friends have started hosting social events, too.
5 years ago, it was mainly just the men (and a couple female pilots) who were getting together, but now the spouses are having as much fun as we are.
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Comment by Richard Jones on July 21, 2013 at 8:27am
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Excellent .... How did wife Mary like the ride?
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