The bad thing is that I can’t hide my bad habits at all. RTH asked
me about some video he saw of me where I had my right hand on top of the
instrument panel. He wasn’t being a jerk or anything, just pointing out that it
is actually kind of dangerous to fly like that really. Your hand should be on
the throttle if it is not required elsewhere. I quickly assured him that I only
rest my hand there when Bob’s demoing; I do it so that there’s no doubt about
who’s flying the plane.
Except that may not be entirely true. I do have a sneaky habit of
holding-on-to-the-dash-for-dear-life. Especially if we hit a few bumps in the
air, or the plane does something wonky. I think it goes back to my fear of
grabbing onto something I shouldn’t! Despite my protestations to the contrary
it became blatantly obvious from watching the video of my last flight that the
hand creeps up there occasionally. RTH didn’t say much, just a pointed “ahem!”
every time he saw it happening.
Oh I need to stop doing that, kill the bad habits now before they
become a serious liability. That’s why I hate the camera. It doesn’t lie. I
can’t bullsh!t my way out of that. Probably this is a good thing.
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