Truth - and Some Opinion

[alaskaflyer]

Good column from Avweb:

http://www.avweb.com/news/columns/192200-1.html

Some of my favorites:

Despite what fighter pilots say, it's better to be embarrassed than dead.

The cliché is depressingly true: The chances of making a superb landing are inversely proportional to the number of people watching.

Spend as much time as possible on grass runways. They are good for the aviator's soul. If you can, take a walk on one (yes, avoid airplanes) and think about all of those who have come before you to use it as a place to reach into the sky. You might also consider it to be more than just a strip of grass, but as a place from which you can launch in the most modest of airplanes and proceed to go anywhere in the world. I'm not sure why, but a walk on a grass runway when it's not being used, perhaps of an evening, as a gentle breeze caresses your cheek, is one of the best ways to relieve stress of which I know.

 

[gismo]

One of my favorites (especially the last sentence):

"It's been said by so many because it's so true: Fly the airplane all the way into the crash. So long as it's moving, never give up trying to control the airplane and making it go where you want to go. That's also a good idea even if you are not actively involved in crashing."

I hadn't heard this one before, but I like it:

"Going around if the approach isn't just right is never, ever an indication of incompetence unless, of course, you are about to run out of fuel."

 

[fgcason]

So very true:

"It is almost invariably worth it to get up very early so as to be the pilot in command of an aircraft taking off at sunrise."

"Spend as much time as possible on grass runways. {clip}"

 

[poadeleted1]

So very true:

"It is almost invariably worth it to get up very early so as to be the pilot in command of an aircraft taking off at sunrise."

The very best time - before the tower opens at KTMB and headed west. Sun at your back, just peeking over the horizon, Pinks giving way to blue, with puffy clouds over Biscayne Bay... just the best time.

 

[tonycondon]

Spend as much time as possible on grass runways. They are good for the aviator's soul. If you can, take a walk on one (yes, avoid airplanes) and think about all of those who have come before you to use it as a place to reach into the sky. You might also consider it to be more than just a strip of grass, but as a place from which you can launch in the most modest of airplanes and proceed to go anywhere in the world. I'm not sure why, but a walk on a grass runway when it's not being used, perhaps of an evening, as a gentle breeze caresses your cheek, is one of the best ways to relieve stress of which I know.

Amen!

 

[judypilot]

That whole column is great. If you've got the time, read it all. I loved it.

Grass is good (or, in my case, more often than not, gravel, but take care with the prop!).

Judy

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Good column from Avweb:

That was a good one. I rather enjoy all of Rick's columns, and hangar talk with him in person is excellent as well.