Airplanes

[Stephanie B]

High performance aircraft, low IFR conditions, icing, mountainous terrain, non-precision approach, minimally experienced PIC. Lots to go wrong. Not sure on the TBM but with my VERY limited experience with the PC-12...stall characteristics are NOT pleasant. Just because you can run the autopilot doesn’t make you a qualified aviator under all conditions.

RIP all.

I never flew at the level of you guys, but I tried to always keep this in mind:



Over time, I gave up some things. Mostly X/C night VFR, because of the ramifications of engine failure (which was driven home after an oil cooler split in flight).

[Suvorov]

I never flew at the level of you guys, but I tried to always keep this in mind:

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Harry Callahan’s Law applies to all aviators at all levels equally.

[entropy]

Very true. It’s a sliding scale too. Lots of constantly changing variables. Recognizing those is what experience is all about. I still have self imposed taildragger crosswind limits that are single digit. Some would likely giggle. Technology has advanced so much and folks have become accustomed to relying on it so much that laws of physics have taken a back seat...right up to the point where they don’t. Aviation has always had this conundrum however. How many of you remember the name “Harry Bliss”? All that said, I’ll be the first to raise my hand and admit I’ve done my share of stupid shit. There was an article I read waaay back that kind of broke down the most dangerous points of an aviators career as it related to total time. It was interesting. I do remember that it also had a pretty good spike at my age/TT. Complacency kills as fast as inexperience. Lots of endeavors suffer the same tho. The veteran cop loosing his life at a simple traffic stops comes to mind.

[Joe in PNG]

Let's not forget the classic "Gethomeitus".

[JTQ]

Harry Callahan’s Law applies to all aviators at all levels equally.

Yep, ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_F...ase_B-52_crash

[GJM]

How about this -- the minutes ahead of you may be more important than the thousands of hours behind you.

[entropy]

How about this -- the minutes ahead of you may be more important than the thousands of hours behind you.

Oh tru dat

[TOTS]

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It appears my retirement was short lived. Lol

Congrats! That’s an awesome plane and a lot of fun to fly.

[mmc45414]

Lots of endeavors suffer the same tho.

I used to be much more aggressive about motorcycling in less optimal conditions. One spring I was trying to remember how to readjust the clock for daylight savings time when it occurred to me that I probably rode the thing twice after I had changed the clock in the fall. Now I just make plans for storage soon after the time changes.

[entropy]

Congrats! That’s an awesome plane and a lot of fun to fly.

Thanks. Yep, it seems like a nice ride. A bit different from what I was used to, but there’s not year old peanuts and candy wrappers on the cockpit floor either!