The other Kevin said:

Someday I hope to be one of those guys
with thousands of hours and dozens of "oh ****" moments to share.

I sincerely hope you make it to the thousands of hours mark, but with any luck
you will have very few of the "oh ****" moments.

Most of my moments seem to be of my own making and own stupidity!

Most of my moments came from a self-induced pressure to go out and get the job
done. Pilots as a group are very goal oriented. Sometimes it is very hard to
change a plan once you have set it in motion. In flight instruction you learn
the aircraft and the regs, but getting out in the "real world" you will find a
whole new set of pressures, and have to figure out ways of dealing with them.

Remember, it is always better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air,
then to be in the air wishing you were on the ground.

Jim