YesHad any close calls before?
Yeah, on reserve I dutied off at 1800 and crew tracking tried calling me at 1802. That was the closest call I've had
When I was a CFI I once had a student go for the wrong parallel runway which had a 737 on final for. I once had sudden windshear of +35 kts in a 152 at like 8ft off the ground on the flare. It picked us up and threw us like 35-40 ft in the air, stall horn blaring. Went full power and went around, but it seemed pretty dramatic at the time.
Yep, especially when you're holding in position.just reaching 35kts in a C152 is pretty darn dramatic.
Now that's funny! :yup:Read my post in "pilot-controller" questions titled "assigned heading".
That was close enough! 1.04 miles and 500' vert from a 757. Unfortunately the controller got distracted and almost caused a disaster.
But I think the closest has to be when I landed at BNA several months ago and had that feeling of pressure below the mid section. managed to get the pax off and shut the door then ran through the FBO like Seabiscuit on speed where I just made the cubicle. Thankfully no accident that day!
Felt a little awkward returning to the counter where the girls were all smirking
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I saw some idiot handprop his airplane (no chocks, tie downs, and no one at the controls), walk around with the engine running, and then talk to someone. I was just waiting for it to start rolling into a building or another airplane.I've heard of some dumb accidents before, but for an Arrow to taxi stright into a fuel truck, WHAT AN IDIOT
just reaching 35kts in a C152 is pretty darn dramatic.
One of my fundest memory as a flight instructor was taking my students up on those extremely windy days where we'd go out in a 152 push the power up and be at rotation speed by 15ft!Yep, especially when you're holding in position.
Wheeee!!!
I remember this one guy who hand propped a 152 and had his non flying girlfriend sit inside the aircraft holding the brakes for him. Once the engine fired up, she shoved the power forward, nearly running him over. He barely got out of the way and then commenced to chase the plane down the taxiway before it's wing rammed into the side of a hangar. One of my buddies saw all of this take place from air.I saw some idiot handprop his airplane (no chocks, tie downs, and no one at the controls), walk around with the engine running, and then talk to someone. I was just waiting for it to start rolling into a building or another airplane.
Cause all non white people are foreignI can tell you that it was a Cessna 152 and there were two people in the airplane the CFI was white and the student was foreign.
We have a similar guy at our fbo who stops in with a C-425. He usually ignores the line staff and parks wherever he wants, then gets out of the airplane (single pilot) with both engines (sometimes he shuts down the left) running in feather and helps his passengers out of the plane and walks them into the passenger terminal...I saw some idiot handprop his airplane (no chocks, tie downs, and no one at the controls), walk around with the engine running, and then talk to someone. I was just waiting for it to start rolling into a building or another airplane.