Originally Posted by
sherburn2LA
As a student I once trapped the end of the seat belt in the door of a 150 which started making a hell of a racket. Without really thinking I popped open the door and pulled it in. The instructor only looked slightly askance at me.
I had the same thing happen to me,
sherburn2LA, except I was solo in a 152. The clatter arose as I rotated and continued 'til ~ 400 msl when I diagnosed the problem, opened the pilot's-side door, and retrieved the metal-tipped belt. Then I restarted my heart! I shave my sparsely-populated pate, but my gray beard still has a special highlight streak of white on my chin which grew in after the incident.
- Ed