Can I relax now?

Today's flight put me over 300 hours total time without bending anything.
Someone here once wrote that that was a statistical milestone with regards
to accidents. Is that true?
--
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"Wizard of Draws" wrote:

Today's flight put me over 300 hours total time without bending anything.
Someone here once wrote that that was a statistical milestone with regards
to accidents. Is that true?

I dunno.

I passed 1,000 hours last year, also reckoned to be some kind of safety
milestone. Now, I find my problem is relaxing TOO much. Complacency is
dangerous--maybe more dangerous than inexperience.

Stay sharp, Jeff.


--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 13:06:44 -0500, "Dan Luke"
wrote in
::

Complacency is dangerous--maybe more dangerous than inexperience.

On 7/2/06 2:06 PM, in article , "Dan Luke"
wrote:


"Wizard of Draws" wrote:

Today's flight put me over 300 hours total time without bending anything.
Someone here once wrote that that was a statistical milestone with regards
to accidents. Is that true?

I dunno.

I passed 1,000 hours last year, also reckoned to be some kind of safety
milestone. Now, I find my problem is relaxing TOO much. Complacency is
dangerous--maybe more dangerous than inexperience.

Stay sharp, Jeff.


Will do. Before this thread goes too far astray, I would like say that my
question about relaxing is tongue in cheek. It's always too hazy to relax
much around here in the Southeast and as a consequence, I always file IFR.
I'm extremely paranoid and I depend on the guys at the scopes to help out.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino

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"Wizard of Draws" wrote

Will do. Before this thread goes too far astray, I would like say that my
question about relaxing is tongue in cheek. It's always too hazy to relax
much around here in the Southeast and as a consequence, I always file IFR.
I'm extremely paranoid and I depend on the guys at the scopes to help out.

Just don't relax too much.

You can never tell when the controller gets distracted and does not notice
someone aiming at you, or when someone will be out there flying VFR with a
stealth bug-smasher 2000, and no transponder! g
--
Jim in NC

Originally Posted by Morgans

Jim in NC wrote
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You can never tell when . . . someone will be out there flying VFR with a
stealth bug-smasher 2000, and no transponder! g
--
Jim in NC

Yep, that'd be me in the SB-S 2000 and no transponder (aka J-3 Cub or glider).

Controllers can be helpful, but remember there are some of us out there that are all but invisible to Center. I'll keep a lookout for you but I really need for you to be looking for me also.

Vic7

"Wizard of Draws" wrote:

It's always too hazy to relax
much around here in the Southeast and as a consequence, I always file IFR.
I'm extremely paranoid and I depend on the guys at the scopes to help out.

Ditto.

One of the best things about using the instrument rating? Better radar
service.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Can I relax now?

The moment you "relax", you are a target.

It's always too hazy to relax
much around here in the Southeast and as a consequence, I always file IFR.
I'm extremely paranoid and I depend on the guys at the scopes to help out.

Not a good idea. "Depending on others", that is. The help is nice, but
never depend on them to separate you from VFR traffic, or traffic that
probably shouldn't be VFR but it.

Jose
--
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On 7/2/06 4:51 PM, in article
, "Jose"
wrote:

Can I relax now?

The moment you "relax", you are a target.

It's always too hazy to relax
much around here in the Southeast and as a consequence, I always file IFR.
I'm extremely paranoid and I depend on the guys at the scopes to help out.

Not a good idea. "Depending on others", that is. The help is nice, but
never depend on them to separate you from VFR traffic, or traffic that
probably shouldn't be VFR but it.

Jose

I understand that "depend" is a variable with the controller, but I have to
trust them to a good extent. If I didn't, I'd be too scared to fly in IFR
conditions, knowing that not every VFR pilot follows the rules and stays out
of the clouds.

Hell, half the time they call traffic for me, I never see it anyway. One of
the last times that happened, I ended up 300' higher by the time he became
no factor and the controller brought it to my attention with a subtle
"descend and maintain 4000' ".
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino

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but I have to
trust them to a good extent. If I didn't, I'd be too scared to fly in IFR

True enough. But watch out for what you can watch out for regardless.

Jose
--
The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.