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jtidmore · December 5th, 2003, 20:10

Don't rush her. I have had my Private license since 1996. My wife of 4+ years who I began dating in 1993 did not fly with me for the first time until this past summer. (I did take a hiatus from flying from November 1998 until June 2002.)

If you really pressure her and it is a little bumpy or something goes slightly wrong, it could be tough to get her back up with you. That was my biggest fear anyway.

One day we (my wife and I) were in the car with a friend of mine who happens to be a flight instructor and the topic of her fear of flying with me came up. He helped me comfort her about the whole idea and that afternoon she asked me to take her with me. It was a beautiful day and very smooth out. I called another CFI friend of mine to verify that the skies were smooth before we headed to the airport. Turns out that I may have been more nervous than she was. I was so scared I would do something to scare her and she would never get back into the plane with me.

Just be sure to explain everything to her. Talk out loud through everything you do. Explain what you are doing next before you do it. Tell her before you reduce power, before you turn, before you descend.

Good Luck to you.

December 5th, 2003, 20:10	#5
jtidmore Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 48	Re: Wife Has Yet To Fly WIth Me ???? Don't rush her. I have had my Private license since 1996. My wife of 4+ years who I began dating in 1993 did not fly with me for the first time until this past summer. (I did take a hiatus from flying from November 1998 until June 2002.) If you really pressure her and it is a little bumpy or something goes slightly wrong, it could be tough to get her back up with you. That was my biggest fear anyway. One day we (my wife and I) were in the car with a friend of mine who happens to be a flight instructor and the topic of her fear of flying with me came up. He helped me comfort her about the whole idea and that afternoon she asked me to take her with me. It was a beautiful day and very smooth out. I called another CFI friend of mine to verify that the skies were smooth before we headed to the airport. Turns out that I may have been more nervous than she was. I was so scared I would do something to scare her and she would never get back into the plane with me. Just be sure to explain everything to her. Talk out loud through everything you do. Explain what you are doing next before you do it. Tell her before you reduce power, before you turn, before you descend. Good Luck to you.