SlumTodd_Millionaire
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My thoughts exactly whenever you post.
Broken Airnet Crew in DAY - Pilot Pushing
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My thoughts exactly whenever you post.
You can be so nervous your hands are shaking but still comfortable with the situation dealt to yourself and confident you'll execute.
Every time I play in a golf tournament, I'm so nervous on the first tee it's hard for me to get the club back. When I'm in the hunt, I get nervous over 3-4 foot putts and it's hard to take the putter back. That said, I know I've worked hard enough at it that I'll execute without a problem. I'm perfectly comfortable being nervous.
Point: Nerves has nothing to do with confidence, comfort in the situation and executing your task within your limits.
Scared, on the other hand is when you have no idea what is going to happen because you haven't done it before and it's outside your personal limits. Imagine trying to shoot an ILS to mins on your first solo. You wouldn't have been nervous, you would have been scared. There's a huge difference. Extreme, but valid example.
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My company says first notch of flaps and approach checklist at 20 miles out. Then gear down and flaps full at 10 miles out. That works 90% of the time, but the other 10% of the time, you have a jet behind you, or you just don't have the luxury of slowing down that far away. Sometimes you have to keep it to redline up to about 8 miles, idle the power levers, and dump the flaps and gear. If I were a brand new captain, I'd probably elect to tell ATC "unable" if they ask me to deviate from company procedures. But if I were more experienced, I don't see anything wrong with operating "outside the box".
Also, one thing I've learned over the years: Generally people who condemn others for having too much confidence in the cockpit, are themselves very inconfident about their own piloting abilities.
ZapBrannigan
If it ain’t a Boeing, I’m not going. No choice.
Generally people who use made-up words like "inconfident" majored in gym class during their formative years. 
Exactly!
I was very nervous the first few time I flew alone! But, being nervous didn't mean I wasn't prepared. I was nervous, not afraid!
chklfrtGenerally people who use made-up words like "inconfident" majored in gym class during their formative years.
Ian_J
Hubschrauber Flieger
If you don't mind saying, who do you work for? Or at the very least, what type of plane are you flying?
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
Wow, was that necessary?
What exactly do you laugh about in my posts? Seriously, now I'm vaguely interested in your opinion.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Let's start with you answering a simple question that you have so far managed to dodge several times: do you or do you not follow the regulations for writing up broken items on your aircraft?
ZapBrannigan
If it ain’t a Boeing, I’m not going. No choice.
<-- sorry I started the thread that has been so offensive to the good people at AirNet
Ian_J
Hubschrauber Flieger
Though I'm not there anymore, this had nothing to do with you.
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
You think I'm going to answer that here on the web? Nope. Yes or no, the feds will find fault.
I'm out of here, back to the real world OOTSK!
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
There's no fault in saying that you follow the regs. You only have something to fear if you don't follow them. I think that gives us our answer.
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
You've never broken a reg? Ever? Really PCL? Really?
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
I'm sure I have on multiple occasions, but I endeavor not to. You seem to be saying that you're ok with willfully making a habit of breaking the regs dealing with maintenance. I can understand an occasional accidental oversight of a reg, but not a willful disregard for the regs. There are plenty of regs that I don't like (sterile cockpit, headsets req'd below 18k, etc...), but I still try my best to follow them. I would hope that you do the same.
