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He chose (b), thus saving everyone in the pickup truck, but gave his
life in exchange. A true hero.

I think "hero" is... well perhaps we all have a different definition of
"hero". I'd like to know more about the entire accident sequence before
judging the CFI on this one. Wasn't he landing right next to a golf
couse?

Whether his decision to avoid the pickup truck was stupid or not, he gave
his life in missing it.

The pilot may or may not be a hero in the end -- I don't know the whole
story -- but his final action was, indeed, heroic.

I would hope that counts for something.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
He chose (b), thus saving everyone in the pickup truck, but gave his
life in exchange. A true hero.

I think "hero" is... well perhaps we all have a different definition of
"hero". I'd like to know more about the entire accident sequence before
judging the CFI on this one. Wasn't he landing right next to a golf
couse?

Whether his decision to avoid the pickup truck was stupid or not, he gave
his life in missing it.

Jay, I never claimed anything the CFI did was "stupid".

Hilton

Whether his decision to avoid the pickup truck was stupid or not, he gave
his life in missing it.

Jay, I never claimed anything the CFI did was "stupid".

I know.

But some have implied it was.

And, you know, maybe it was. But he had only a few seconds to make a
choice, and -- "there but for the grace of God" -- that could have been any
of us.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay,

Jay Honeck wrote:
Whether his decision to avoid the pickup truck was stupid or not, he
gave
his life in missing it.

Jay, I never claimed anything the CFI did was "stupid".

I know.

But some have implied it was.

And, you know, maybe it was. But he had only a few seconds to make a
choice, and -- "there but for the grace of God" -- that could have been
any
of us.

I am fascinated by a pilot's decision making. I have done 'stupid' things -
one made me go get my Instrument Rating. I sit in pilot meetings - the
speaker reads an accident report and the pilots kinda chuckle with a "I
would never do that!" look - but I bet the accident pilot would have thought
the same. I think if we can fix this broken part of flying, we could
seriously improve the statistics.

Hilton

the
speaker reads an accident report and the pilots kinda chuckle with a "I
would never do that!" look - but I bet the accident pilot would have thought
the same. I think if we can fix this broken part of flying, we could
seriously improve the statistics.

Yea...but how? I'm now the Safety Officer at the small cargo company I work for
and this is a problem we have. We are a safe company, but I see it in the
pilot's lounge in the morning...if an accident comes up I hear a lot "what an
idiot, why did he do that?!?" rolling their eyes type of thing.



-John
*You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North
American*