Have you tried the hoover test yet? It varies with the individual, but tiredness is silent and deadly... ask anyone who's seen the black dog.....
Please keep this one thought in mind....
There are 4 probable times when you are most likley to kill yourself in aviation..
When you are released into the training area alone after your first 5 hrs solo..
When you get your first 100 hrs..
When you get your first 1000 hrs..
When ever you've done something a thousand times before, and you are tired...(and this applies to all aspects of life... tiredness kills.... and big dirt hills in your path certainly don't help!!!!)
You should only grade yourself on your worst performance in an aircraft... this is what people will remember. (a greaser is easily forgotten... a thumper (for whatever reason) will be immortal)
Just learn to read through the proverbial which you find in these threads, and hear in your flying club, and hang on to the important stuff which will save you one day and bin the rest... don't over-analyse everything you read/hear... big heavy-metal drivers are not infallible... experience certainly helps most of the time... but in this case all the holes in the cheeses lined up at the wrong time.
Keep the blue side up Dave......it is possible to survive a blind date with destiny!
Last edited by Bartholomew; 15th Jul 2006 at 10:20.