I know a few of you have read the late Arthur Whitlock's autobiography "Behind the Cockpit Door". In the book is a cartoon which has the caption
"The safest pilot, is one who has in the past experienced considerable fear and will go to almost any lengths to avoid experiencing it again !"
Now stop and ask yourself 3 questions,
1. "How far do you think that Captain had sucked his seat cushion up his rectal orifice during that situation ?"
2. "Do you really think he will ever let that situation happen again ?"
3. "When he gets another memo from his company urging carrying minimum fuel loads or the like, what do you think he is going to do with it ?
Frankly, I think the man is a safer pilot because of it.
There are two types of pilots out there;
those who have experienced the situation,
and those who are going to.
Which one are you ?