What was the last stupid thing you did?

Sorry,I ment Tedaboro. I just got back from Tri .My bad.
Now coment on the lesson;quit picken brat.

STEVEN SIMPSON wrote:
LYH to CHO to Patomac VOR aka Victor 16 to TRI City Air port.I never
mentioned Tenn.

Yes, you did. TRI is Bristol, Tennessee. In over 15 years of flying around
New Jersey, I've never heard of a tricities airport in the State. What's
the official name and ID?

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

I quickly realized
(about 15 hours in the little C-150) you CANNOT on a part-time basis
become skilled enough to be safe.

Most people on this newsgroup are part-time pilots. Even those that
are commercial pilots tend to be part-time around here. There are
plenty of ways to fly part time yet still be a safe pilot.


I have a good friend who is a GA pilot (even though he can't figure out
how to use his new GPS),

People have been flying airplanes for decades before GPS was invented.
Knowing how to operate a GPS doesn't make a pilot safe, and likewise,
not knowing how to operate a GPS doesn't make a pilot unsafe.
Most of the aircraft I fly don't even have a GPS.

I agree.Charles L. did not have a GPS
wrote in message
oups.com...
I quickly realized
(about 15 hours in the little C-150) you CANNOT on a part-time basis
become skilled enough to be safe.

Most people on this newsgroup are part-time pilots. Even those that
are commercial pilots tend to be part-time around here. There are
plenty of ways to fly part time yet still be a safe pilot.


I have a good friend who is a GA pilot (even though he can't figure out
how to use his new GPS),

People have been flying airplanes for decades before GPS was invented.
Knowing how to operate a GPS doesn't make a pilot safe, and likewise,
not knowing how to operate a GPS doesn't make a pilot unsafe.
Most of the aircraft I fly don't even have a GPS.

Sad thing is, many can't respond to LAST stupid thing they did. It cost
them their life. That's why I read the accident reports, Aviation Safety,
go to the meetings, attend BPPP and try to remind myself "I COULD do that!"
instead of "I'd never do that!"

FWIW, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.

VOsborne2 at charter dot net
"STEVEN SIMPSON" wrote in message
news:8Wpre.10699$lb5.6085@trnddc04...

Anyone else have a close call they learned a valuable lesson from.You know;
the one you don't tell you flying buddies about.

Good man!

"Victor J. Osborne, Jr." wrote in message
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Sad thing is, many can't respond to LAST stupid thing they did. It cost
them their life. That's why I read the accident reports, Aviation Safety,
go to the meetings, attend BPPP and try to remind myself "I COULD do
that!" instead of "I'd never do that!"

FWIW, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.

VOsborne2 at charter dot net
"STEVEN SIMPSON" wrote in message
news:8Wpre.10699$lb5.6085@trnddc04...

Anyone else have a close call they learned a valuable lesson from.You
know; the one you don't tell you flying buddies about.

"STEVEN SIMPSON" wrote in message...


Fell asleep at the controls for about a hour and woke up about ten minutes
before I would have hit high terrain in the Colorado Rockies.

"STEVEN SIMPSON" wrote

I wrote this to show that the most experianced and well
trained pilot may become complacent.Even you sir.I hope all can learn from
my mistake.

Un-fricking-believeable. Put it off on everyone/someone else.

A *smart* pilot would have found the first place to set down and get some
more fuel, when the air time said the reserve was going to be cut into. The
reserve is to be still be in the tanks when you land, not to be used to get
where you wanted to go, because of headwinds, or vectors, or ....

It is amazing what opportunities open up to you, when you declare a (fuel)
emergency. Airports that you could not ordinarily get in to, will put you
first, straight in, if necessary.

Good on you, for getting some refresher on planning. Bad on you, for ever
letting your margins get that close.
--
Jim in NC

"Montblack" wrote

Wonder why there aren't any spaces after the sentences in your posts? Is
it
'style' on your part, or is it maybe a format/configuration issue?
Curious?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

He was in a hurry, to not waste any time or distance, so he could get down
without any reserves left. g
--
Jim in NC

"STEVEN SIMPSON" wrote in message
news:9xIre.3910$yw4.3456@trnddc09...
Sorry,I ment Tedaboro. I just got back from Tri .My bad.
Now coment on the lesson;quit picken brat.

Hmm, my bet is that "this one" will soon be in a bunch of kill files. Any
takers?
--
Jim in NC

"STEVEN SIMPSON" wrote in message
news:_3Hre.8306$2K4.7888@trnddc08...
I have a teen age son.That sounds like one of his cute little come backs.

Anyone any closer yet? *My* finger is hovering.
--
Jim in NC