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Slice 12-19-2007 03:36 PM

RJ Capt with 300 hour FO!:eek:

TXTECHKA 12-19-2007 03:51 PM

central america and mexico single pilot ifr in a light twin day and night. they don't have any ground based weather radar and the plane I flew didn't have a radar. Mexico has 18,000 foot mountains on the south end.

Rocco 12-19-2007 03:55 PM

Night boat ops...

dc10pilot 12-19-2007 05:32 PM

Shemya AFB, Alaska - any time of the year

Swass 12-19-2007 06:41 PM

Spraying in Columbia is the most dangerous.

Avbug has many, many seasons of firebombing under his belt. not sure if he frequents this board though.

Diver Driver 12-19-2007 07:07 PM

Flying skydivers is pretty risky... I had a lot of close calls in my two years as a jump pilot. Between shotty MX and climbing and descending all day in traffic make things pretty interesting.... just glad to be out of that business, as fun as it was....

vagabond 12-19-2007 07:07 PM

I don't know that it's dangerous, but BFI is certainly scary. Maybe I'm just a wimp, but I find the following scary:
  1. Have a humongous UPS jet come in for a landing within a few feet of me checking the fuel tanks on my C-172. Almost blew me right off my precarious perch.
  2. Wait behind the hot breath of a Gulfstream during takeoff and hope I still have my eyebrows.
  3. Seeing an Alaska MD-80 taking off from SEA and being almost underneath it shortly after my own takeoff. I still have not been able to get over the urge to follow one of those. ;)
I think I'm a wimp.

BoilerWings 12-19-2007 10:03 PM


Originally Posted by Swass (Post 283568)
Spraying in Columbia is the most dangerous.

Avbug has many, many seasons of firebombing under his belt. not sure if he frequents this board though.

Just sent a guy on his CFI ride who is going to Columbia to spray. If the flying doesn't kill you, the local farmers will shoot you down.

The guy has crashed twice while crop dusting, he's 65 and still as bold as ever!

Bri85 12-19-2007 10:17 PM

Colombia > Columbia

OrionFE 12-20-2007 04:01 AM

Night mission in the Med.at 500' with an engine Loitered (feathered) in and out of Thunderstorms for 5 hours chasing Ivan!:eek:


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