Recent content by DieHardFlyer

You can always tell when someone employs flippant and deflective responses (that’s twice for you) instead of replying to the substance of the matter at hand that they are unable of making their case on the merits. If you believe that you are not in fact projecting your personal risk/reward...

Try not to spend too much time rolling on the floor Mother…we all know what lines the bottom of chicken coops! From your daft comment I can see that the distinction between assessing risk from an objective perspective versus a subjective one is challenging for you. So I’ll try to make this real...

By its nature, flying is all about managing risk…because risk pervades the flying environment. Tolerance for risk varies considerably from person to person. If someone doesn’t feel comfortable taking certain risks then don’t take them…nothing wrong with that. When it comes to flying over cold...

I never said that there are no answers that ATC will accept to this question. "I gotta pee" or "need fuel" are among the safe ones. The FACT is that an acceptable answer (in the eyes/ears of ATC) IS REQUIRED. Giving the answer you mentioned above of "I'd rather not say", or even better "none of...

It appears you sincerely believe “required ATC compliance” in the context of the circumstances discussed herein to be a half-baked conspiracy theory. I’d very much liked to be proven wrong, so give it a try the next time you’re queried by ATC and let us know how it goes...:rolleyes:

Well there not just “asking”…they are REQUIRING that you provide an acceptable (to them) justification. And if you fail to do so, you are subject to severe consequences including, but not limited to, in-flight interdiction by armed military aircraft ordering your compliance under threat of...

With all due respect, when I encounter this attitude I’m always bewildered. If a government representative wants to search your person or property without due process (i.e., a warrant), which would be a violation of your Constitutional Rights, would your reaction be…”why protest if you have...

My instinct is to tell them it's none of their business, as "why" I want to go (or don't want to go) somewhere is not something I'm required to disclose in order to exercise my pilot's license. However, if I respond in this manner I understand that an undesirable reaction may ensue. :yikes...

As others have said, if you remain a VFR-only pilot then studiously plan/fly to avoid IMC. Getting the IFR rating will enhance the utility of your flying experience, and make you legal and infinitely safer (both equally important). That said, an important aspect of IFR flying, and a point that...

Poli-Sci 101: Once a power is granted to a government bureaucracy it is extremely difficult to diminish or revoke that power. Bureaucracies (and their political supporters) will fight hard to retain their power, because without it, what are they? If we genuinely seek to prevail in this endeavor...