The best I can do is a “maybe.” With my mother-in-law‘s precarious health condition, I have to play everything by ear. If I come, it will be somewhat last minute.
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Hmm, my gut reaction is to wait a year. The whole flying thing may be too new at this stage and I think (COPA correct me if I’m wrong) most of the partners attending Migration have more time/familiarity. Lots of the anxieties for new passengers (eg, plane’s behavior with flap changes, turbulence, crabbing on cross wind landings) go away with experience. Discussing parachute-pull scenarios may be premature.
That said, Migration is a great chance to meet other interesting right-seaters and hear about their adventures. Magic carpet adventures are what it’s all about, and swapping stories is inspiring.
Hope that helps.
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I think the opposite. I think bringing her to Migration and going to a PIC class, being around other non pilot spouses, and getting encouragement from the spouses and the COPA community, would be a great thing. My wife’s desire to go flying, ease of mind, and interest in the Cirrus went up significantly after I took her to Migration.
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While I enjoy the daily sessions, the social side is what really made my wife and I want to go back. Don’t forget the COPA Cabana and Saturday banquet. Plenty of time to meet other COPA members in the evenings and make new friends. I would recommend staying at the hotel.
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Agreed. Thinking back to our first 172 flight together, the COPA world would have been (speculating) overwhelming and intimidating to my spouse. But two years later, not so, quite the opposite. Depends on the person and experience I guess, YMMV.