Two Strikes and I'm Out

[AuntPeggy]

Like so many of you, I have the 3-strike rule which says something like, "If 3 things happen don't go, even if each one is not enough by itself to stop you."

So, this weekend, Hubby was home with a cold and I started to get a runny nose, so before it got me down, went to get some cold medicine at the local pharmacy. Halfway to the car slipped on black ice and cracked my right ankle bone. Instead of a cast, I have a stylish boot with velcro straps. I'm walking without crutches, but with pain.

Question: After the cold is gone, can I fly with the boot?

 

[EdFred]

Like so many of you, I have the 3-strike rule which says something like, "If 3 things happen don't go, even if each one is not enough by itself to stop you."

So, this weekend, Hubby was home with a cold and I started to get a runny nose, so before it got me down, went to get some cold medicine at the local pharmacy. Halfway to the car slipped on black ice and cracked my right ankle bone. Instead of a cast, I have a stylish boot with velcro straps. I'm walking without crutches, but with pain.

Question: After the cold is gone, can I fly with the boot?

Will it interfere with flying the plane or hinder the healing?
If No and No, then go fly.

 

[Dave Krall CFII]

Like so many of you, I have the 3-strike rule which says something like, "If 3 things happen don't go, even if each one is not enough by itself to stop you."

So, this weekend, Hubby was home with a cold and I started to get a runny nose, so before it got me down, went to get some cold medicine at the local pharmacy. Halfway to the car slipped on black ice and cracked my right ankle bone. Instead of a cast, I have a stylish boot with velcro straps. I'm walking without crutches, but with pain.

Question: After the cold is gone, can I fly with the boot?

Your rudder pedal proprioception on that side's gonna be a little wacky with that boot and the pain. I wouldn't push the flying too fast.

 

[AuntPeggy]

proprioception

What's that?

I'm planning by the time the cold is gone, the pain will be gone, too. Anyway, will wait until I can navigate stairs without grinding the enamel off my molars.

Probably should plan on going with a CFI first time out in any case, but around here that's tough. American Flyers moved out and Panorama requires a passport. Mine is in the renewal mill.

I just wondered whether anyone has tried flying with one of these boots.

Biggest problem I see, is the right rudder and toe brakes. I can't point my toe for the brake. I'll have trouble pushing the rudder with my heel firmly planted on the floor. And I won't be getting much feedback from this hard plastic sole.

Sigh. Another month or two just sitting around pretending to be a pilot. :-[

 

[etsisk]

Sigh. Another month or two just sitting around pretending to be a pilot. :-[

Yep, you know the answer to this situation - if you can't work the equipment, you don't need to be up there!

BTW, proprioception is the sense of feedback we get from various body parts so that we know where we are in space, so to speak, what our position is relative to the world around us.

 

[colomtnflyer]

Isn't this very similar to the classic go/no go question?

If you are asking, you already know the answer!

 

[Dave Krall CFII]

What's that?

I'm planning by the time the cold is gone, the pain will be gone, too. Anyway, will wait until I can navigate stairs without grinding the enamel off my molars.

Probably should plan on going with a CFI first time out in any case, but around here that's tough. American Flyers moved out and Panorama requires a passport. Mine is in the renewal mill.

I just wondered whether anyone has tried flying with one of these boots.

Biggest problem I see, is the right rudder and toe brakes. I can't point my toe for the brake. I'll have trouble pushing the rudder with my heel firmly planted on the floor. And I won't be getting much feedback from this hard plastic sole.

Sigh. Another month or two just sitting around pretending to be a pilot. :-[

Proprioception is your brain's awareness of different body positions. Swelling and the cast can cause misinformation to go to the brain and can cause motor problems. They could be small problems, or for a pilot, could be big problems.

BTW: Are you superstitious about the number 3 in these types of matters?

 

[OH Flier]

If you have to ask, you already know the answer.

Gary

 

[skyflyer8]

Ercoupe.

 

[Areeda]

Rodney Dangerfield said this about 2 stikes:

"It's been a rough day. I got up this morning...put on a shirt and a button fell off. I picked up my briefcase and the handle came off. I'm afraid to go to the bathroom."

As far as your boot, you'll probably be able to tell how much trouble it will be by sitting in the plane for a while before you start up. I think the CFI or a safety pilot is a good idea.

Joe