Flying has improved my driving

tmyers said:
I remember flying home through some pretty heavy IFR with moderate to heavy rain. After landing it started raining very heavy during the drive home. I found myself staring at the instrument panel of my truck looking for navigation assistance. There obviously was no help there and I had to remember to actually look outside to drive.
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Okay, that made me laugh.
And, unfortunately, I can relate also. :)
 
tmyers said:
I remember flying home through some pretty heavy IFR with moderate to heavy rain. After landing it started raining very heavy during the drive home. I found myself staring at the instrument panel of my truck looking for navigation assistance. There obviously was no help there and I had to remember to actually look outside to drive.
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timwinters said:
Okay, that made me laugh.
And, unfortunately, I can relate also. :)
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Yeah and, being one that drives the I 80 corridor between the Sacramento Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area nearly every day, I feel MUCH safer flying in hard IFR between KPVF and KPAO than I ever will in a car, under the same conditions.
 
Recently I've been having problems with my fuel injectors in my car and I find that for me to get a good start on a cold day I have to turn the key to the on position and wait a few seconds and listen for the fuel pump to get the fuel flow going then I can turn it to the start position.

With that in mind I now roll my window down and yell "Clear Prop!!" just before turning the ignition switch to start.

 
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Well, you do have a fan somewhere on your auto engine, so clear prop is still appropriate I guess.
 
I usually yell "God, I don't want to go to work to day", but mostly is just annoys the neighbors!!
 
flav8r said:
I most definitely agree that boating and flying are more closely related to each other than any other form of transportation.

Here's a short list of similarities:
Flight plan/ Float plan
Fuel burn calculations
NOAA Charts
Radio communications
Customs interaction
Crab/yaw and trim
High maintenance
Hangar/Boat marina-barn
Money pit
Preflight/boat
CG with passenger loads/ max cap
Expensive fuel
Glass panel vs steam guages
Navigation lights
Terminology (port/starboard)
P-factor
Weather considerations
Coordinated turns
Right-of-way rules
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So true.

Been dealing with P-factor for years and never knew it!:eek:

Now it all makes sense!

George
 
denverpilot said:
My favorite drivers to mess with are the Infinity SUV driving middle aged ladies who think parking lot rows are only wide enough for their vehicle going opposite directions (male BMW drivers often exhibit this too).
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Maybe they are afraid someone who drives like you is gonna back out of their space like you entered it :goofy::rofl::yes:
 
Apparently not, I was stopped yesterday by two officers. The claim by one of them was "I stopped you for multiple violations"
1. Doing 43 in a 40
2. Weaving
3. Driving in the middle of the road
4. Not stopping for a stop sign, well you weren't behind the line
I was determined to be agitated by the officer in my window.
Oh, "it was all on camera." Strangely I recieved no ticket for all or any of these violations? I was on my way to work. I suspect he knew about the two beers I had on New Year's Eve.

I wasn't agitated, I was "%$*#" mad as hell! :nonod:
 
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I've found myself obsessed with precision...like when coming up to a reduced speed limit sign on interstate I try to time my off throttle coasting to nail the new speed limit right as I pass the sign...

Stuff like that.
 
wickedsprint said:
I've found myself obsessed with precision...like when coming up to a reduced speed limit sign on interstate I try to time my off throttle coasting to nail the new speed limit right as I pass the sign...

Stuff like that.
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Wow! I do that too, but more often on secondary roads when I'm coming up on a village, and the speed limit drops from 55 to whatever the limit in the sparrow-fart village is. I back off on the gas and try to be at exactly the lower speed limit when I get to the village, without touching the brake.

I've actually had friends notice me doing this on longer drives when we pass through several such villages, and ask, "Do you ever use your brakes?" My answer is always, "Proper energy management saves both gas and brake pads."

-Rich
 
RJM62 said:
Wow! I do that too, but more often on secondary roads when I'm coming up on a village, and the speed limit drops from 55 to whatever the limit in the sparrow-fart village is. I back off on the gas and try to be at exactly the lower speed limit when I get to the village, without touching the brake.

I've actually had friends notice me doing this on longer drives when we pass through several such villages, and ask, "Do you ever use your brakes?" My answer is always, "Proper energy management saves both gas and brake pads."

-Rich
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I love it! More often than not I'll end up passing the road ragers who beat me to the light. Very satisfying.
 
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