"Roger Long" om wrote in
message .. .
I believe that reading accident reports is an important safety activity.
I've learned about a lot of things to avoid and anticipate.

This made me think of something else... Does anyone in the group feel that
pilots that are 'wired' (to the internet) are safer than ones who are not?
I think that in general I'm a much safer pilot after reading many years of
past discussion on usenet, and sifting through NTSB reports. I couldn't
imagine having aviation as a hobby, only being exposed to 'hangar talk' for
advice.

I was once ridiculed (by a high time ASMEL) for using the full checklist in
my 172. The comment was, "after hundreds of hours, you just know it all by
heart". About pre-flighting - I've also heard: "I'm the only one that fly's
this plane, so it's the same as how I left it"... That same day, I saw him
go around single engine. His right engine came back to life after switching
to the aux tank. (As the other tank was contaminated with oxygen).

Do any CFI's in the group point their students to the NTSB and usenet
archives?

--
Ben
C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y