Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
If you spend a lot of time driving a car and little time flying an aircraft, the natural instinctual reaction when panicked is to use the aircraft yoke as a ‘steering wheel’.
Give the kid a break. He walked away.
With 4,000,000+ (yes, 4 million) miles driven and less than 20 hours in my logbook, I struggle to steer with my feet.
Sadly, I don't get enough time in the aircraft, for various reasons.