Well, I just got in from having a new adventure in the life of N41768. A
first for me as a pilot and for my plane. I just had my first passanger that
has ever THROWN UP! Talk about an experience that I wasnt quite prepared
for. One of my friends has a 15 year old daughter that was dying for an
airplane ride - first time for her. So We hopped in - beautiful weather -
CAVU !
Air was calm. Took off and flew over to my house where her folks were and
we circled and buzzed the place a couple times and then headed over to her
house - circled and took some photos. We leveled off about 1500 AGL and she
then said "I think Im a little sick and might throw up" I sat there saying OH
BOY and three second later came the spagetti. 95% on her and 5% on plane.
Pretty good for me considering the odds and the size of a KR! We headed back
to land - she said she was sorry about ten times - I said no problem - just
unexpected (thank God for fresh air vents) Landed fine, went to the hanger
and got her cleaned up. We hopped back in, and little fresher and lighter,
took off and went up to 5000 feet - smooth and calm air and watched the sun go
down - absolutely marvelous sunset! Came back and landed. She said it was
the best day she ever had. Was never nervous or scared.
Lesson learned : on new passengers - have them hold an OPEN barf bag
ready for filling! Some passengers may not give you much advance warning.
Lesson Two: Air fresheners
N41768 "out"
