one word
Nigelh, Flingingwings.
Have read your thoughts with interest.
one word sums up the difference between your points of view:
Subjectivity.
Nigelh - you believe in making a judgement based on the moment (incorporating all aspects of the pilot, ithe nstructor, the weather, the machine, the rules).
Flingingwings - you believe in dispensing with all aspects of subjectivity by designing a procedural system that is to be followed.
Neither is wrong, both have a place in every aspect of our daily lives, but often they are in conflict with each other.
A long while ago I came across the wreckage of a particular Jet Ranger. It was the first crashed heli I'd ever seen and I was staggered to see how COMPLETELY trashed it was. I asked my instructor (Mike Smith of Heliair fame) what had happened and he said that it had hit a tree whilst landing
"in a site which was smaller than the pilot's Ego".
A great expression, and one I've never forgotten.
Perhaps we should add another expression to our lexicon:
"flying in conditions beyond the capability of the pilot"
Big Ls
Last edited by biggles99; 9th November 2008 at 09:04.
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