Would passengers for then next flight from Bournemouth...

15.07.12 O'Hare Approach Control: "United 329 Heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, One o'clock, 3 miles, eastbound." United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this... I've got that Fokker in sight." Today was tha day I took my first passenger up. Yes the first person brave enough to be the first person to fly with me and not get paid to be there. Richard (Fathead - Long story(eluded to in previous post)) was the victim and to be fair took on the tasking admirably. After a p flight brief that pretty much consisted of "don't touch this because if you do we'll die a hideous painful death and if you touch that we'll die a hideous painful death and if you touch that you're liable to start screaming like a little girl shortly afterwards".

This seemed to do the trick and he touched nothing. It was to be a standard 'tourist flight' out to the north then west over Blanford Forum request routing to the south crossing the approach path for runway 26 to Wareham and then a little twist over Corfe Castle and Swanage then back to the airfield.
The weather was good, the visibility was good and there wasn't too much traffic up. It was in all forms a good flight and to top it of Rich was like a kid in a sweetie factory. I think it made his as he was grinning like a Cheshire cat. I was very nervous taking my first passenger especially someone who was not a pilot. Being the one in total control is a big culture shock having spent so many hours with someone to give you reassurance if nothing else. Roll on the next flight and the next victim.