Zdra-stvu-eetee (Russian for Hello)

A bit of summer sunshine usually gets the phones ringing, everyone looking to fly. Compared to our usual weather expectations in Ireland, May 08 was a pretty good month with lots and lots of flying going on. June maybe hasnt been quite as good, but we can't have it all our own way!

New students are always a challenge, every move they make you need to be watching and waiting for their next mistake. Some go the extra mile to keep you well on your toes. We got a mail from an old student recently, who had done a couple of hours flying and is looking to get back at it again. Quite unremarkable you might think, until I explain the last conversation I had with David while out flying. It went something like:

Me - 'OK David, lets start heading back to the Airfield. We will join overhead and have a look and see what the windsock is doing'
David - 'Huhhh?'
Me - 'Are you OK David?'
David - ' I'm really sorry but I think I'm going to faint..'
Me - Speechless
David - Said nothing....but made a fabulous impression of someone after 10 pints of Stella Artois on a Friday night. Head and arms hanging out of the cockpit with his foot stuck on the throttle!

No need for the rest of the story, I'm here to tell the tale which is all that matters. He IS back for more though which is a bit concerning. William (our other instructor) may have to complete his training ;-)

Other students are progressing well. Of particular note, Mark McLaughlin needs his landings polished off before going solo and Ilmars (who I thought was a Mad Latvian in a previous blog post) has turned out to be a complete natural. He isn't mad at all, just the most enthusiastic student we have had yet.....he has agreed that if I teach him to fly, he will teach me Russian

Uvidimsia! (See you!)

Victor
www.flyni.co.uk