IO540 is pointing out that this is one of the most common mistakes you get to learn first.. CFIT..
Common mistake? I b
y well hope not!
I shouldn't think that there is a PROPER pilot on here who hasn't been in a sticky situation at one time or another.
Quite, a recent little close shave with some terrain in South Africa reminded me just how thin the line is between crashing and dying and getting away with just a bad experience.