Originally Posted by
Yoda2
Years ago as a new pilot, I made light of an equally dumb mistake. The veteran pilot I related another's mistake to didn't think it so amusing. He simply stated "Your time will come." A couple decades later it did. While this particular incident might seem amusing, something caused it that we can all learn from or be reminded of...
Yes, I've done it in an airliner too. We figured it out quickly when the climb performance wasn't so great, so at least we were aviating. The after T/O checklist lends itself to complacent execution.