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I bet he'll figure it out if he has a road map handy.

Quitman was the transition. If he'd had the Hubbard 8 DP he'd have had that in writing. He just needed to confirm Hubbard 8, then go look it up, and then come back for a redo. It sounded to me like he was totally thrown for a loop with the issuance of a DP. Almost sounded like he didn't...

Yeah landing in any big city would not work. There are always cars 24/7 in the city. There are also lots of overhead signs and power lines. Very hazardous.

Heck you can even ask them to spell it, go look it up, request changes if necessary, and then give your readback. There's no law that says you have to read the clearance back immediately and without pause in your best captain voice. :D I've heard pilots who didn't have certain intersections in...

Right. And no, there is no requirement that pilot be in possession of SIDs and DPs. SIDs and DPs are simply named shorthand for the route segments they cover in order to keep from having to read out an entire route every time. They're helpful and it's annoying when pilots ignore them, but...

Even an engine-out with an unconscious pilot in a trimmed airplane should not reach Vne, right? The trim should prevent it from getting that fast I would think... unless the pilot slumped over onto the controls -- especially with the engine at full power. That would make it come apart. But...

Interstates usually have a shoulder, at least 2 lanes in each direction, and either a median or a barrier wall. Almost every interstate in a moderate to large city has more than 2 lanes in each direction. Some have way more than 2 (see below). Plus some have left and right shoulders on both...

Which makes me wonder... how bad does a pilot have to sound on the radio to make you withhold taxi clearance? or offer a VFR departure??

They were trying to clear him to 3000' with radar vectors to join Hubbard 8, and then expect 9000 in 10 so I don't think he was below MVA. In any case we don't know... he may have called them said "get ready". :D

They do but it's not a big discount. Certainly not what you would expect if I were really statistically 3x safer after the IR. :D

Not cool. Sorry to hear this. My wife has no interest at all in aviation but she would be supportive. Then again, I've been a pilot as long as she's known me so I guess she's used to it or made her peace with it. If women can accept the concept of dads flying, why would a mom flying be any...

The preliminary report didn't say whether all the wreckage was accounted for at the impact site. Guess that goes in the factual report and not the prelim. Just trying to figure out why the word "explodes" was used in the description of this and whether that is backed up by the plane's...

Yes there is a danger in that. And that's why I didn't do that. I don't think you really understood my point. That's OK. I've explained myself well enough in the 3 or 4 posts I've written on the topic. Carry on.

When I first flew IFR to Dallas (Addison, KADS to be precise) in 2014, I spent a good amount of time studying Denver's and Dallas' STARs and DPs. Same with Houston and even Tulsa. I had my procedures picked out by which ones came closest to approximating a direct route. I have almost always...

No. Not all accidents. But not all accidents involve a "that guy" type of decision. Many do, however. I don't want to be that guy.

Reminds me of the guys on that show Rocket City Rednecks. I liked that one but I think they canceled it after a couple seasons. Bunch of country boy rocket scientists building random contraptions for TV. The main guy was Travis Taylor, a super well educated guy from N. Alabama who worked for...

I learned that you're supposed to possess at least the textual description of a DP or STAR in order to accept it as simply a named procedure/transition. Otherwise you should tell them you don't have that procedure and get ready for a full route clearance. You are, however, supposed to possess...

I've had schools approach me about leasing my TR182. It's a great airplane for my missions but not sure it would be right for yours. The C177 Cardinal RG might be good though. Maybe the 172RG but it's kind of a dog. :dunno:

Yeah I always thought that if traffic was sparse enough I might land on an interstate (4 lanes). The center line of the right lane should give me enough clearance for my wingtips. My approach speed would be such that, if landing in front of a car I'm going faster than the car. I descend in front...

No one is guaranteed safety, but that's too fatalistic. I can't think of decisions I've made where, in cold hindsight, I only survived thanks to luck. :no: I've had oopses. I've had ones that could have led to grief. But I learn from them and make damn sure I don't repeat them. To...