What was the last stupid thing you did?

STEVEN SIMPSON wrote:
You know; the one you don't tell you flying
buddies about.

If I'm not willing to tell my flying buddies about it, what makes you think I'd
be willing to post it for the rest of the world to see?

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.

No, But there is around D.C. between me and jersy.
"Dave Butler" wrote in message
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STEVEN SIMPSON wrote:
Yes actualy I did figure my reserve,I just did not realize that to avoid
the ADIZ I would endup vectored all over the place .I made a mistake
yes,I let

There's an ADIZ at Tri-Cities airport?
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KTRI

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"STEVEN SIMPSON" wrote in message
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I flew up to Tri city airport from central virginia

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My flight planning and fuel management skills are top notch and will
remain so. Once saftey becoms habbit.You still check again.
"Gene Seibel" wrote in message
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I meant, do you mean the last stuipid thing I did today? Anyway,
I've done plenty. I did what you did, but landed off airport. 3
minutes makes a big difference. That was 14 years ago, and my attitude
about fuel was changed drastically. I hope your experience made as big
an impression on you.
A close call can make you safer, or it can make you bolder - and
everyone knows there are no old, bold pilots.
http://pad39a.com/gene/breathe.html
--
Gene Seibel
Confessions of a Pilot - http://pad39a.com/publishing/
Because I fly, I envy no one.

I am a comercial pilot now. I teach and fly a J3100 for Ats.We all have to
learn.Some pilots learn and benifitfrom close calls .Some just go home.
Skylune" wrote in message
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The last stupid thing I did was sign up at a local flight school at FRG.
Waste of money to determine that weekend piloting is only for fools, and
that any idiot can get a private pilot certificate. The flight schools
will take anyone's money, and claim that flying is safe.

Glad to see this string has confirmed my decision to leave flying to the
pros: that is the commercial airline pilots.

Sorry I missed it.I think if we share our mistakes others may learn. I have
never lost a planeor a passenger.I have had mechanical failures.This one was
all me.The one you can prevent is the one you need to think about.
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We just had a thread here called "confessions" about 2 months ago, I
think. It's got several such stories, including one from me.

So, if you hate GA pilots why are you even particapating?.We are here to be
constructive.go surf porn or something.
"Skylune" wrote in message
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I forgot, the next stupid thing i did was fly out of ISP with a friend of
mine who introduced me to this wonderful sport. He got disoriented over
the Long Island sound, and then couldn't work the GPS. I had to do it for
him. He considers himself a safe, and experienced, pilot.

Well hey.some times you have to let your balls drop and face your weaknesess
to become stronger.
"George Patterson" wrote in message
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STEVEN SIMPSON wrote:
You know; the one you don't tell you flying buddies about.

If I'm not willing to tell my flying buddies about it, what makes you
think I'd be willing to post it for the rest of the world to see?

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.

You actually teach the J3100? You pilots never cease to amaze me. The
skill!

I have a teen age son.That sounds like one of his cute little come backs.
"Skylune" wrote in message
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You actually teach the J3100? You pilots never cease to amaze me. The
skill!

Please. I don't mean to offend professional, well trained pilots. My
problem is with the knuckleheads who spend the $4000 bucks and take the 21
day flight training school, and then wreak havoc. I quickly realized
(about 15 hours in the little C-150) you CANNOT on a part-time basis
become skilled enough to be safe. Since I can't train regularly, I
thought the smart move was to leave it to the pros, such as yourself. But
those stupid flight schools are so desperate for cash they will try to
convince anyone that they can BECOME A PILOT! How totally irresponsible.
I could care less if these people want to kill themselves, but they are
endangering others....including more experienced pilots.

I have a good friend who is a GA pilot (even though he can't figure out
how to use his new GPS), and he is waaaaaaaaay overconfident. I just
hope I don't read about him in the NTSB stats page one day....

later.

I have no quarell with professional pilots such as yourself. Its the
weekend idiots who are buzzing peoples homes and wreaking havoc on the
ground that I have a beef with.