1st in-flight failure

Good job! I still remember my first electrical failure... It was during my first solo cross country, and happened while I was northbound along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee in south FL. A lot of thoughts went through my head, and I was definitely concerned about radio comms at my very busy home airport, as well as what I was going to do about not having flaps. In fact, I had never even done a no flap landing at that point. Fortunately I had a GREAT instructor, and I was able to calmly work through my first problem without panicking. It's funny, stuff like that happens and you can hear your CFI's voice in your head. Six years later, and I still hear him in my head every once in awhile, ha ha.

Anyway, everything worked out in the end, and it turned out to be a great learning experience. I also bought a hand held radio afterwards! :laff: I also started watching the ammeter a little closer afterwards as well.
 
Ajax BU said:
I lost my radios the first time I took my mother flying. I did everything by the book and didn't tell her anything was different until we had landed. She told me that she was impressed that I managed to handle the situation without her knowing and that she was happy I didn't tell her anything until we were back on the ground. I dunno why she would have been so nervous, it's not like my radios were keeping me aloft.
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Smart move... I've had situations come up a couple of times that we didn't want to worry the pax about unless we had to (like diverting or something). They were ALWAYS glad we didn't tell them until we were on the ground.
 
in my defense, on the rust bucket i beat around the sky, just about everything has already broke, is broken, or will break on the next flight.

example, yesterday the courtesy/wing light and panel decided to depart the aircraft. heartrate was only elevated from the 3 red bulls i drank that morning.
 
TXaviator said:
in my defense, on the rust bucket i beat around the sky, just about everything has already broke, is broken, or will break on the next flight.

example, yesterday the courtesy/wing light and panel decided to depart the aircraft. heartrate was only elevated from the 3 red bulls i drank that morning.
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So you're flying around un-airworthy aircraft. Sounds like your an FAA violation waiting to happen...

you ever read about those hazardous attitudes? All of 550 hours and you sound like Chuck Yeager.

Seems to me we just have a flightschool toolbag on our hands. Too bad you don't attend ERAU because then you'd easily be identified as a Golden Ego.
 
TXaviator said:
in my defense, on the rust bucket i beat around the sky, just about everything has already broke, is broken, or will break on the next flight.

example, yesterday the courtesy/wing light and panel decided to depart the aircraft. heartrate was only elevated from the 3 red bulls i drank that morning.
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We all put our foot in our mouth sometimes. BTDT, trust me!:) Best solution? Apologize and move on.
 
TXaviator said:
in my defense, on the rust bucket i beat around the sky, just about everything has already broke, is broken, or will break on the next flight.

example, yesterday the courtesy/wing light and panel decided to depart the aircraft. heartrate was only elevated from the 3 red bulls i drank that morning.
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Ok...we get it, you're awesome.
 
bLizZuE said:
an airplane about to have the wings fold.
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Did I miss something in your story, or was this just a joking way to state that you thought there was something a lot more seriously wrong with your aircraft than it really was?
 
cencal83406 said:
Never flew an unairworthy aircraft prior to 121, and all of our "broken" parts are properly accounted for by the MEL/CDL program.
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If that's true (and I have my doubts) the you are clearly the exception, not the rule. Almost none of the planes I flew for pay would have made it through a ramp check.
 
Hacker15e said:
Did I miss something in your story, or was this just a joking way to state that you thought there was something a lot more seriously wrong with your aircraft than it really was?
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It was an anecdotal emphasis on my over-reaction.
 
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