Nina's Adventures in Aviation
As part of a coming-home celebration, the family took a trip to Atlantic City for a weekend in the Cirrus SR22-G6. Ms. Nina walked the ramp to check out all of the airplanes and even got some flight time at the controls.
Nina turned two years old this week, so it was time to start preparing her for her airplane single-engine land (ASEL) ratings. She learned about flight controls like the side-stick (yoke) and throttle. She can’t reach the pedals yet. She also learned where the mixture, fuel pump, ICS, autopilot, and FMS are in a Cirrus SR22-G6.
On January 18, 2020, Ms. Nina got a very special airplane ride in a 1961 Dehavilland Otter (DHC-3). The flight was from Key West International Airport (EYW) to Dry Tortugas National Park. Ms. Nina was great on the 40 minute flight out, but was a little tired and cranky on the flight back.
At seven weeks old, Ms. Nina took her first flight in a general aviation aircraft. This was a 1967 Cessna 182K owned by her father. She fell asleep before we even reached the runway. The hearing protection worked great. The flight departed FME in Fort Meade, MD flew to LYH in Lynchburg, VA. Flight time was 1.7 hours. Ms. Nina didn’t have a set of flight controls, so she did not log the flight.
