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Posted on 12/27/18 at 8:09 am to LintLicker
On what seems mother life, I was an instructor for many years & experiences with students at all levels. If your emotion is true fear, not sure it will ever completely go away. With more time, you will become more confident & the fear becomes awareness.
Train for the “what if’s”. Our instructor Corp of four, would fly together at least once a month in our twin engine aircraft, practicing engine out, some under the hood as in ifr. There is something to learn on every flight, especially in this part of the country with the weather. Never stop training & expand your knowledge & skills.
More than anything, know your limits & stay within your capabilities. Enjoy.
Train for the “what if’s”. Our instructor Corp of four, would fly together at least once a month in our twin engine aircraft, practicing engine out, some under the hood as in ifr. There is something to learn on every flight, especially in this part of the country with the weather. Never stop training & expand your knowledge & skills.
More than anything, know your limits & stay within your capabilities. Enjoy.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 8:11 am to LintLicker
quote:
this really true? I've seen conflicting statistics on which is more dangerous.
No. Driving a car is not infinitely more dangerous.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 8:12 am to slacker130
quote:My oldest (12) is at the top of his class academicly, and he’ll drive anything that moves. He’s already asking about a neighbor’s ultralight. Military is out: Grandfather came back from Vietnam with serious battle scars, and wife’s brother is more than a little quirky after earning a Purple Heart for saving folks in a bombing (2nd Gulf War).
There are plenty of schools now that'll take you all the way to the commercial cockpit. The military can't make pilots fast enough to fill the majors.
Commercial flight school doesn’t sound like that bad of an idea. Beats the hell out of going to law school like his old man.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 8:12 am to slacker130
Reserves/ART... about to apply to the airlines.
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Posted on 12/27/18 at 8:26 am to slacker130
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I fly un-airworthy airplanes for a living.
Enlighten me. Does that mean aircraft that have been neglected and really should be junked? Repos?
Posted on 12/27/18 at 8:30 am to Tempratt
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Does that mean aircraft that have been neglected and really should be junked? Repos?
lol...odds are, he flies for the Military...
Posted on 12/27/18 at 8:40 am to Tempratt
Based on his reply a few minutes ago, he is an FCF(functional check flight) certified pilot at one of the Air Force’s depot level maintenance facilities. Those guys fly the airplane for the First time after it’s been torn apart and Put back together again. I don’t know a lot about it, but I guess the airframe is flown in some experimental/test status for that flight.
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Posted on 12/27/18 at 8:49 am to LintLicker
I don’t fly but my brother does, my two uncles did (retired now) and my two closest cousins did. those two cousins both were killed in plane crashes
my older cousin flew in conditions he wasn’t capable of, and it cost him his life when he tried to land. My younger cousin had thousands of hours of time, was an instructor for a while, and was more than competent. He died because he made a mental mistake after a mechanical failure on takeoff.
shite does happen, just like it does on the highway.
my older cousin flew in conditions he wasn’t capable of, and it cost him his life when he tried to land. My younger cousin had thousands of hours of time, was an instructor for a while, and was more than competent. He died because he made a mental mistake after a mechanical failure on takeoff.
shite does happen, just like it does on the highway.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:21 pm to cgrand
It’s a dangerous bidness, but it is fricking awesome.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:26 pm to Tempratt
I fly planes after heavy maintenance, where they remove engines, wings, flight controls, sometimes entire cockpits. They’re unairwothy until we sign them off.
I was an ART for a while, maybe even in the same place as you, Herkflyer.
I was an ART for a while, maybe even in the same place as you, Herkflyer.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:29 pm to LintLicker
I was 16 and invulnerable. I didn’t like full power stalls. But I was never scared. And my CFI made us do dead sticks.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:34 pm to JudgeHolden
Nobody lives forever, flying is safer than the drive to the airport don't be a pussy.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:35 pm to LintLicker
My dad was a private pilot for a long time. And I was for a while. I would say this.
1. Be diligent on practicing. You need to fly and practice nearly every weekend or at least every other weekend for several years. Don't take a month off. And if you do, spend the next time you go practicing touch and goes, emergencies landings, going to other airports, tower communication, etc. Don't be a weekend warrior.
2. Learn as much about your plane and it's maintenance as possible. Inspect it thoroughly before flight every time. Really look, don't just go through the motions. If something seems up, not quite right, etc. Have it checked out.
3. Learn alot about weather. With today's GPS and weather systems it's much easier to know what you are headed into.
4. No matter what situation you get in... Fly the damn plane first. Don't get caught up in communications, navigation, blah, blah blah, and loose concentration on the most important thing.
5. Always have an out.
1. Be diligent on practicing. You need to fly and practice nearly every weekend or at least every other weekend for several years. Don't take a month off. And if you do, spend the next time you go practicing touch and goes, emergencies landings, going to other airports, tower communication, etc. Don't be a weekend warrior.
2. Learn as much about your plane and it's maintenance as possible. Inspect it thoroughly before flight every time. Really look, don't just go through the motions. If something seems up, not quite right, etc. Have it checked out.
3. Learn alot about weather. With today's GPS and weather systems it's much easier to know what you are headed into.
4. No matter what situation you get in... Fly the damn plane first. Don't get caught up in communications, navigation, blah, blah blah, and loose concentration on the most important thing.
5. Always have an out.
This post was edited on 12/27/18 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:44 pm to LintLicker
Honestly if you’re a VFR private pilot, you don’t have much at all to worry about. The worst thing that can happen is your plane turns into a glider if the engine fails.
As a young man I used to fly cargo runs while building hours to get to the majors. After 2 years of flying the most run-down planes in the worst possible weather (hundreds of hours in hard IMC), I gave it up and went to law school.
I wouldn’t say I lost my nerve (I have a decathlon hangared in Virginia), but I just realized who needs the stress
Pleasure flying is definitely for me...
As a young man I used to fly cargo runs while building hours to get to the majors. After 2 years of flying the most run-down planes in the worst possible weather (hundreds of hours in hard IMC), I gave it up and went to law school.
I wouldn’t say I lost my nerve (I have a decathlon hangared in Virginia), but I just realized who needs the stress
Pleasure flying is definitely for me...
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:49 pm to RedFoxx
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DO NOT buy a V-tailed Bonanza.
I was just thinking the same thing.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:51 pm to LintLicker
I learned, hands-on, from an old fellow named Ed Duffard. I was never afraid of taking control of the airplane, and soloed at six (or maybe nine) hours. Piece of cake, Ace!
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:53 pm to HerkFlyer
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HerkFlyer
Are you a USN C-130 pilot?
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:56 pm to TopFlightSecurity
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Nobody lives forever, flying is safer than the drive to the airport don't be a pussy.
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TopFlightSecurity
Name checks out.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:57 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Air Force
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