44. You Have The Controls

REACH FOR THE SKYYYYY SHOOTER! Lemme see that trim.

Have you ever had those moments where you can trace back to the point where everything went wrong? In contacts flights, that point is defined by four foreboding words: “You have the controls”. You do your best to hold your altitude, airspeed, and heading. The IP made it seem so simple. How hard could it be? Unfortunately, your mere touch degraded the 5 in air-work down to MIF in an instant. The moment the controls are passed, you can watch as the deviations game begins. 50 high. 100 low. 200 high. You’re slow. Ball. Ball… BALL. I have the controls. Don’t worry, one day you’ll learn what trim is.