My cousin Ken died while flying the Alaskan bush pilot life. He made a bad landing in a 172 on floats, survived the crash but died in the ice water. The folks on shore could see Ken and his passenger climb onto one of the still floating airplane floats, but it was still too cold and too far away.
My brother was in the same neighborhood at the same time making the same persuits, he survived the bush pilot experience and retired as a 767 captain. I have not and won't ever fly for money so I don't expect to ever get the hours of a professional, thus those learning opportunities won't come my way. So, like my brother did after Kenny's demise, I will follow "the book" and in that way maintain a healthy safety margin whenever possible. For some of us are better off I think by not testing the edge of the envelope. jg On Fri, Jan 27, 2023, 01:30 MS <propbala...@att.net> wrote: > On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 06:14:53 AM PST, Flesner via KRnet < > krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > You write in good spirit Larry. Unlike you and most netters, I sometimes > indulge the unattractive tendency in writing to use exaggeration as a cheap > form of humor (regarding my "daredevil" reference). > > Your post below seems quite accurate. > > ***************************** > > "I suspect that pilots in Alaska don't consider things like CG, weight, > weather, and > runways "trivial" but simply face greater challenges to flight and push > their airplanes closer to the limits than I do flying in the flat lands > of Illinois on clear sunny days." > > The concerns you list of course are always in the back of one's mind when > operating in Alaska or anywhere else. It;s just that in Alaska the pilots > that survive learn actual limitations in real-world environments. > Manufacturer's Operation Limitations are soon thought to be regarded as > mostly insignificant drivel. Operators "expect" the development of this > attitude. Employees that don't learn to do this are soon looking for > another job. I've found this to be true in countries other than Alaska. > I'm not referring to airline/CRM environments of course, just real-world > bush work. I've never had the slightest desire to get involved with CRM > stuff. I'm a control freak . . . like most of us are I suspect.. > > They do screw up a lot up there . . . always have. The pilots that > survive however absorb common-sense skills that serve them throughout their > flying lifetimes. Alaska is about the best place on the planet to learn to > fly. > > Mike > > ****************** > > I took pictures of my emergency canopy latch today but tonight the SD card > isn't working like it's supposed to. I may have gotten a strong magnet > close to the camera at some point over the many months it's rattled around > the floor in front of the passenger car seat - along with an endless > collection of other junk.. I *did* evenually find the photos . . . I > just can't seem to cut or copy them. Working on the problem . . . . > whatever it is. > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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