[Frettingflyer]

Originally Posted by mot

If you are going to fly, the biggest thing is to take your time. Rushing things will get you in trouble. This is even more often the case in an emergency situation. More than a few of the student pilots I started with would love to tell their stories, but many of them have to let someone else figure out what happened because they are somewhat dead. Read the safety reports and mishap accounts. A few are due to problems outside the plane, but the majority involve someone taking a shortcut either in training, maintenance or vigilance.

Work on your instrument work before you even do your first solo. Being able to fly by instruments should be a basic skill for any pilot. Remember aviate, navigate, communicate!

Now back to your regularly scheduled guitar discussions.

I too fly for a living, and my favorite aviation saying(life saying too) is “Stupid happens fast”! That, and there is no such thing as an emergency takeoff unless they are shooting at you.