"You OK, Honey?" I asked immediately after the 172 had taken a respectable shot of turbulence. The Cessna responded with a quick 30-degree roll to the right before I could correct.After a second or two of silence, my wife replied over the intercom, "Yeah, I'm fine." Even though she was seated directly behind me, out of my field of vision, I knew she was gripping her seat cushion with both hands. Carol has been subjected to far worse rides in our own airplane, but I felt bad.Did the turbulence foreshadow our flying over the next eight days? Although I read the electronic brochure and had marveled at the stunning snowcapped photos of Flyinn's adventure (flyinn.co.nz), a bit of naivete was involved. Certainly, mountain flying would only be a small part of the experience, with the rest of the tour over mostly benign New Zealand countryside spanning the magnificent South Island. Right? Wrong.Matt McCaughan, owner and operator of Flyinn, chief flight instructor, tour guide,sheep farmer and all-around delightful guy, grinned with a twinkle in his eye. He apologized to my wife in his calm but enthusiastic New Zealand twang, assuring her that he would do his very best to avoid such encounters. I was almost convinced. And quite frankly, Matt made good on his promise - well, with a little bit of help from the wind gods.
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机译：“你好吗，亲爱的？”我在172飞机拍到了可观的湍流后立即问。塞斯纳以30度的快速滚动向右回应，然后我才能纠正。 r n经过一两秒钟的沉默后，我的妻子对讲机回答：“是的，我很好。”即使她坐在我的正后方，在我的视野之外，我知道她正在用双手紧握座垫。卡罗尔曾在我们自己的飞机上经历过糟糕的飞行，但我感到难受。 r n动荡是否预示了我们接下来八天的飞行？尽管我阅读了电子手册，并惊叹于Flyinn冒险之旅的精美雪景照片（flyinn.co.nz），但其中有些天真。当然，爬山只是体验的一小部分，其余的旅程将带您游览横跨壮丽的南岛的大部分温和的新西兰乡村。对？错误。 r n弗林（Flyinn）的所有者兼运营商马特·麦考恩（Mly McCaughan），首席飞行教练，导游，养羊场的农夫和全能的家伙，眼神中闪烁着一笑。他以镇定但热情的新西兰叮当声向我的妻子道歉，并向她保证，他将竭尽所能避免发生此类情况。我几乎说服了。坦率地说，马特（Matt）兑现了诺言-很好，在风神的帮助下。
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