We all have stories like that. I have my first solo cross country as a student. Definitely an adventure. I always joke that the safety factor in a plane has to be double or triple whatever is posted because those Planes keep you from killing yourself,
Ray_pilot New Orleans On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 11:19 AM Mike Cathey <m...@cathey.us> wrote: > I'll pile on with a story... > > Backstory: > > I normally like to cruise at 10-11k so that I have more time to plan for > an emergency descent. > > Earlier on in my flying experience, I miscalculated a descent to a fuel > stop in MS on the way back to KCHA from Dallas and the last 4k feet or so > was a pretty aggressive descent. We learned that my son is very sensitive > to altitude/pressure changes that day. Since then, we have carried chewing > gum in the plane as a safety precaution. > > Actual story: > > On our return trip to KCHA from Oshkosh one year, we were crossing the > KY/TN state line on flight following with Memphis center. Seeing some > cloud cover at our altitude ahead, I decided to descend to a lower altitude > in order to stay under them and maintain VFR. I informed Memphis center of > our intentions and then told my son, "start chewing your gum!" as I was > reconfiguring the aircraft for the descent. I didn't realize that I had > pressed the TX button a second time until I heard another pilot chirp back, > "ok!" > > The kids were amused. > > Cheers, > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Larry Flesner via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > > To: "krnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > > Cc: "Larry Flesner" <fles...@frontier.com> > > Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 9:48:30 AM > > Subject: Re: KRnet> funny pilot story > > > On 11/1/2023 11:32 PM, John Gotschall via KRnet wrote: > >> This happened when I answered a question on quora. > >> jg > >> > >> > >> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > Great story. We've all done things while piloting that we fortunately > > survived before we added the word "unable" to our flying vocabulary. > > 50+ years ago I made a 120 mile cross-country flight to take the check > > ride for my Private ticket. On the trip home with the ink still wet on > > my new certificate I spotted a column of smoke rising thousands of feet > > above a rice field being burnt off. I thought, hey, I'm going to pop > > right through that column of smoke. It weather was warm and the vents on > > that little C150 were open to the max. That column of smoke turned out > > to be one mile wide. I think you can imagine the rest of the story. > > > > Larry Flesner > > > > -- > > KRnet mailing list > > KRnet@list.krnet.org > > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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