Sincere apologies for putting this thread into Rotor heads, but I don't seem to be able to find a good home for it eslewhere. Please move it mods if you can find a home.
it relates to a story about a young (18 yr old) proclaimed by the media- yes again- as a hero of sorts because he put a Victra Airoturer down on one of Hobarts busiest streets without bending a motorcar or scratching himself.
The story relates how he was (practising aero's) and the donk stopped, and he did a magic job by landing after flying under an traffic overpass.
The story also relates as to how he has just been accepted into the RAAF.
Now,the rubbishing begins. How did this super hero get past the usual Air Force shrink tests?
By putting himself up as a formula one super star ego machine or what?
I must ask as he quotes a fable in the F/W instructor world who has now passed on as his mentor and instructor, BUT, did not this imbecile ever learn that before doing aerobatics that one of the items on the checklist is, drum roll or two, -- safe to reach an emergency landing area -- check. god damn.
Please tell me if I am way off beam, here, but it is something that I do every day I take a newbie or and oldie up for flight checking.
It just happens to be something that I do every 30 seconds of my usual flying routine, every day, every minute, every damn day, sorry to bore people.
I sincerely hope that this young sprat will have a come uppance supremo deliverred by way of - no thank you the air force does not want you - otherwise how would you be depending upon this maverick to back you up in a real jam?
Here is one of the links to the super hero story.
News Video - 04-Apr-2010