True, true. You think you're getting a taste of "do or die" approaches during all those normal approaches when learning to glide, but man, after the first 200-foot AGL turnaround you understand what that's really all about.
But it is fun, because by that point you should be able to handle it. One of our members got his first taste with a real rope break (on a dual flight), at about 300. That must be even more fun...
And gliding a +100,000 lb jet into the Hudson? Even more fun... if you're a glider pilot.
Tony,
Think about how your experience level compares *to theirs*. Do the interview, you'll do us proud!
Lowell Weir? He'd do great, I think - But I hope he doesn't tell the engine failure story he told me after my checkride!
He doesn't get NEARLY the credit he deserves.
They get the blame too, LOL, not that there is any blame here. I was just speaking in general.
He was on the O'Reilly Factor tonight near the beginning of the show speaking about the US Air incident. In speaking about the Sioux City incident he still gave a lot of credit to Al Haines.
On the other hand, it looks like if you have a glider rating, you are more likely to be in an airplane that has engine failure. I think I will pass.
And not just brief failures, complete failures that resulted in dead-stick landings in random fields, where he'd pull out the tools, fix the engine, and take off again. Amazing.
He had a friend who learned to fly in 1928 and subsequently flew a daily route from somewhere in southwestern Iowa up to Des Moines (mail or something) in a single-engine airplane. Engine technology was obviously very primitive back then, and he averaged two engine failures PER FLIGHT.
He had a friend who learned to fly in 1928 and subsequently flew a daily route from somewhere in southwestern Iowa up to Des Moines (mail or something) in a single-engine airplane. Engine technology was obviously very primitive back then, and he averaged two engine failures PER FLIGHT.
They get the blame too, LOL, not that there is any blame here. I was just speaking in general.
I think if I was any member of the crew I'd rather my name not get released... or is it just me?
I think if I was any member of the crew I'd rather my name not get released... or is it just me?
Had you excepted the TV interview I was going to say I thought you would be a good guy to speak to this point. It would seem that no one in the media has picked up on it yet.
Especially not on the statue. I think they only put up statues when you are dead.
Tony! Are you kidding? That doesn't stop such as resident expert John Nance from taking up 3 minutes while completely missing the point. You're going to make more inelligent points than most.