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A typical Young Eagles Flight report |
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A typical Young Eagles Flight report |
We either go north or
south (from GEU) . I've gone south on 99 percent of my Young
Eagles flights. In the Cessna 172, about the right length of
flight with throttle about 2300 is down to about PIR/ north edge
of Estrellas. Point out 101, I-10, Goodyear Airport, Toleson,
tank farms, south mountain,Estrellas, Salt and Gila rivers,
downtown, Palo Verde. From downwind (usually take off from Runway
1) the YE in the front seat is at the controls. Point out
altitude to stay at (Class B bottom is at 3000) let them fly,
turn etc., ask the YE's in back how the YE in front is doing.
During flight ask them about altitude and airspeed. Preflight
briefing,loading, etc. needs to be more extensive than normal.
Ask them for help pointing out other airplanes they may see. I do
a quick walk around most of the time and ask them - what is this
(aileron, flaps, elevator,rudder) and what they do. It is a lot
of fun to give many of them their first airplane rides ever.
In the RV, I keep the RPM lower - (guessing around 1800) to keep
the speed (Va) and fuel burn down - they don't really care about
the speed or distance of the flight and slower is better to see
and avoid when there are several other YE flights in the area.
Usually about 30 minutes from group to group, flight time
probably 20 minutes. It is up to the pilot, but that is my
typical flight. It is a good way to spend a Saturday morning. My
Young Eagles flown is about 130 now. That's probably 50 flights.
Most in a Cessna 172, around 15 in the RV.
Dave Biddle
RV-6A