tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175437459148805315.comments2014-02-18T09:27:09.896-07:00Jedi Nein's MullingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175437459148805315.post-61312008305187088122014-01-05T00:36:00.651-07:002014-01-05T00:36:00.651-07:00Avoid the F/As? My wife is a senior F/A with a nat...Avoid the F/As? My wife is a senior F/A with a national airline, and her advice to new-hire F/As is the same as yours, except it is to avoid the guys in the front office, those God's-gifts-to-aviation types who think all the F/As live only to serve them. BTW, I'm a 21,000 hour professional pilot who gets sick of my colleagues who are so full of themselves around the folks in the back, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175437459148805315.post-77154147074729069582013-02-13T16:01:19.013-07:002013-02-13T16:01:19.013-07:00You answered your own question; there is a reason ...You answered your own question; there is a reason flying is leaps and bounds ahead of driving when it comes to safety.<br />And yet an engine failure in your car carries much less risk.<br /><br />Last time I checked all the "dials and switches" in my aircraft had a function. Not all those in my car do, by a long shot.<br /><br />It's not a God mentality, it's the aviation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175437459148805315.post-61951553989944969282011-12-09T23:07:37.644-07:002011-12-09T23:07:37.644-07:00Well written. I read Mr Mulen's article and wa...Well written. I read Mr Mulen's article and was alarmed at the casual attitude towards safety. I'm a low-time pilot, so maybe that's why I don't think I'm above needing a quick mental check to make sure I a) caught everything and b) have something to help when a situation doesn't go as expected. When a car breaks down, you can pull over. Not so when an aircraft engine Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175437459148805315.post-36888906896601072792011-12-02T01:31:34.139-07:002011-12-02T01:31:34.139-07:00Good Rationale. However, I have to wonder if a C1...Good Rationale. However, I have to wonder if a C152 is really more complicated than an automobile. And yet we have not developed checklists for driving:<br />1) Predrive check (starting at drivers seat)<br /> a) Ignition switch........ON<br /> b) Fuel gage..............Check (sufficient)<br /> c) Parking Brake..........Set<br /> d) Lights.................ON<br /> Moving around Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175437459148805315.post-34585397496789380982011-04-18T19:56:30.861-07:002011-04-18T19:56:30.861-07:00In most of the trainer type airplanes your eyes ar...In most of the trainer type airplanes your eyes are about the same height above the ground as when you are standing up. So when the perspective of the buildings, trees and horizon look like "Normal standing up." then the wheels are about on the ground.<br /><br />So now we need to know what it looks like from a few feet up. That's simple to do, just stand on a chair or table or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com