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At the event, in honour of Gordon, photos were Wise words for the New Year!
taken, and the service ended when the BCMC fired
up their Bristol Hercules engine and dedicated the Great philosophers, well trained airmen and blond crew
members have said a lot of smart things:
display to Gordon. Afterwards, pie was served
back in the hangar: strawberry-rhubarb, lemon Pilot error
meringue and pumpkin, an appropriate conclusion
Insurer: It was pilot error
to a grassroots tribute to High River’s celebrated
Pilot : It was design error
local aviator.
Insurer: I disagree. The pilot is at fault for trusting the
designer
A “good” landing is one which you can walk away from.
A “great” landing is one which lets you use the airplane
another time.
A good simulator check ride is like successful surgery on
a cadaver.
Good judgment comes from experience.
Links:
Good experience comes from someone else’s bad
http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca
judgment.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/89- An airplane may disappoint a good pilot, but it won’t
year-old-tiger-moth-pilot-1.450538 surprise him.
Learn from the mistakes of others…you won’t live long
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/89-
enough to make them all yourself.
year-old-alberta-pilot-still-enjoys-the-freedom-of-
flight-1.1376997
Things which do you no good in aviation:
Altitude above you.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2323057478
Runway behind you.
Fuel in the truck.
Half a second in history.
Approach plates in the car.
The airspeed you don’t have.
Yearly changes
Every year aircraft manufacturers try to add something
to their latest models. If they can’t add it to the
instrument rack, the speed, the handling, or the load
carrying capacity, they do the next best thing…..
they add a bit to the price!
