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Pilot describes his flight from hell...
First let's set the stage. I fly in Florida and at the time might have had about 200 hours total, just enough to feel slightly invincible. Not my story, but a good read about gethomeitis. (www.reddit.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
im glad you made it safely. no doubt the pucker effect was there but i have one question? actully, its not a question, is your girlfriend still with you? i just thought it was pretty rude to call your girlfriend "the girlfriend". sorry, just being honest. glad everyone is ok tho.
Very amusing writing style. Put us right there with you, cushion up the butt.
For those of you who thought our pilot was talking about flying an A-4 Skyhawk - think about it for a minute! Would an A-4 have much of a problem with a 4-knot tailwind on take-off? I don't think so! Further, an A-4 could fly above the weather, in fairly short order!
And, in Top Gun, I'm pretty sure the "enemy" planes were A-6 Intruders, with the bent probe sticking out of the nose. And then the Navy relocated Top Gun to Fallon NAS in Nevada - is nothing sacred?
And, in Top Gun, I'm pretty sure the "enemy" planes were A-6 Intruders, with the bent probe sticking out of the nose. And then the Navy relocated Top Gun to Fallon NAS in Nevada - is nothing sacred?
Well written and entertaining. Never get pressured by gf, wife etc...wasn't that JFK Jr's big mistake. Also, I hope he didn't have any wine at dinner.
Easy rules to talk about. Never, never, never.... I managed to follow the 24 hour rule. Ginger-ale or iced tea became my whistle wetter for a lot of years. I never could warm up to breakfast wine. :-) As for GF or wife pressure, I don't know a man since Adam who hasn't knuckled under to that pressure and made a bad decision or two. I read once about 40 years ago that more medical doctors died in plane crashes due to "get-home-itus" than any other category. It's always for the same reason: flying in conditions that exceeded their talents and experience. And that was before the days of special VFR. Get good under the hood and never stop learning.
DON'T FLY AT NIGHT UNLESS YOU HAVE TO??? THAT'S WHAT I WOULD CALL SIGNIFICANT UNDERUTILIZATION OF AN AIRPLANE. AIRPLANE DOESN'T KNOW IT'S NIGHT, YOU DO HOWEVER, SO CAN IT BE YOU FEEL UNQUALIFIED TO FLY NIGHTS? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SOLID IMC DURING THE DAY? IN SINGLE ENGINE EQUIPMENT? SINGLE PILOT?