I messed up and need to debrief...
05-06-2014 | 05:57 PM
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The only thing I would have questioned is that you didn't attempt to fly above when you couldn't contact station.
Otherwise, it sounds like you did quite well. You assessed the situation, and you made a judgment call to 180 and climb.
Otherwise, it sounds like you did quite well. You assessed the situation, and you made a judgment call to 180 and climb.
05-06-2014 | 06:03 PM
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We have all scared ourselves in an airplane. Fortunately, you lived to talk about it. Guess what...bet next time you won't press it in the weather and you will have a great story to tell your students as well as at an airline interview.
That feeling that you felt? That was fear. If you HADN'T felt it, then you should go get your head checked.
That feeling that you felt? That was fear. If you HADN'T felt it, then you should go get your head checked.
05-06-2014 | 06:44 PM
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Jamesf, I have a question. When you introduced yourself today at 1:31 PM you had 70 Hrs. Just 22 Min later at 1:53 PM you had 80 Hrs. How is this possible? I would like to learn how to do that. At this rate you will be qualified for the regionals in nothing flat!
05-06-2014 | 06:46 PM
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In my previous post where I said learn from your mistakes and fly safe, I may have sounded cavalier. Please let me try again.
Those of us who have flown single pilot, to uncontrolled fields in unfamiliar territory, in bad weather, in less than ideal aircraft, have all gotten into places that made us question our decision making. Welcome to the club. Most of us survived and learned. You survived. Whether you learn or not is an indication of your life expectancy in airplanes.
Learn your lesson, do better planning, when the unforeseen happens find a way out, and remember a whining spouse is far less bad than a grieving one, and you will do fine.
Those of us who have flown single pilot, to uncontrolled fields in unfamiliar territory, in bad weather, in less than ideal aircraft, have all gotten into places that made us question our decision making. Welcome to the club. Most of us survived and learned. You survived. Whether you learn or not is an indication of your life expectancy in airplanes.
Learn your lesson, do better planning, when the unforeseen happens find a way out, and remember a whining spouse is far less bad than a grieving one, and you will do fine.
05-06-2014 | 07:12 PM
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And I filed an electronic NASA this evening.
05-06-2014 | 07:30 PM
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Jamesf
My impression is that you will do well as a pilot. You scared the chit out of yourself and admitted it.
You may not find as much empathy from the 121-their-whole-life guys, but those of us who have flown in the 91 and 135 realms have all had flights like yours. We survived and learned when to say No. If you learned when to say NO, you will be a good pilot.... and I would be glad to fly with you (when you get a few more hours of error free flying).
FWIW, many of the 250 hour wonders that happened a few years ago never learned the lesson you did. Count yourself lucky to have gotten that experience.
My impression is that you will do well as a pilot. You scared the chit out of yourself and admitted it.
You may not find as much empathy from the 121-their-whole-life guys, but those of us who have flown in the 91 and 135 realms have all had flights like yours. We survived and learned when to say No. If you learned when to say NO, you will be a good pilot.... and I would be glad to fly with you (when you get a few more hours of error free flying).
FWIW, many of the 250 hour wonders that happened a few years ago never learned the lesson you did. Count yourself lucky to have gotten that experience.
05-06-2014 | 07:35 PM
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Jamesf
My impression is that you will do well as a pilot. You scared the chit out of yourself and admitted it.
You may not find as much empathy from the 121-their-whole-life guys, but those of us who have flown in the 91 and 135 realms have all had flights like yours. We survived and learned when to say No. If you learned when to say NO, you will be a good pilot.... and I would be glad to fly with you (when you get a few more hours of error free flying).
FWIW, many of the 250 hour wonders that happened a few years ago never learned the lesson you did. Count yourself lucky to have gotten that experience.
My impression is that you will do well as a pilot. You scared the chit out of yourself and admitted it.
You may not find as much empathy from the 121-their-whole-life guys, but those of us who have flown in the 91 and 135 realms have all had flights like yours. We survived and learned when to say No. If you learned when to say NO, you will be a good pilot.... and I would be glad to fly with you (when you get a few more hours of error free flying).
FWIW, many of the 250 hour wonders that happened a few years ago never learned the lesson you did. Count yourself lucky to have gotten that experience.
Well, another lesson I learned which I had before but never put into practice was to never expect to come back when you plan to. This was my first time taking a plane and actually going somewhere for a weekend. Figured I would take a vacation day or two and come back. Unfortunately the forecast changed. I already had called the flight off on the planned return date because the winds were may above my limit (and i think even the plane's), so I needed to get back. I will not make that mistake again for sure.
