Lessons Learned

[Blackhawk Crew chief]

Pass on a story of how you made a bad decision and how you corrected to get out of a possible Accident.
Anything that could help a crew comlpete their mission.

[FFP]

How's that BA application form going for ya ?

You're meant to use your OWN experiences !!!! Makes it easier to remember at the interview !!

[Chugalug2]

Great idea BHCC, you first!

[dakkg651]

Made a very bad decision once by agreeing to fly in a Robinson R22.

After looking closely at the thing I then made an extremely good decision by inventing some plausible excuse why I couldn't go flying right then.

After watching the subsequent (one up, hot day, no wind) hairy departure, I think I certainly prevented an accident that day!

[MostlyHarmless]

Remember once putting the VV slightly below the horizon. The cows started to get bigger, so I elected to make a mild pitch correction (nose-up variety) and return to cows to normal size. Was only later that evening in the bar that the shakes set in once I realised how close I'd come to certain death.

[flipster]

We don't do 'Lessons Learned' any more - that implies doing something constructive or corrective!!

Its now 'Lessons Identifed' (or Ignored) - which allows the top management to say that they have identified a problem but that does not necessarily mean they will be doing anything about it!!!

[dakkg651]

Oh Flipster you cynic.

100% on the nail though.

[Human Factor]

I nearly got married once....

[GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU]

I did! Never again.

[stickmonkeytamer]

I took a ground tour... almost crashed the desk into the water cooler. Nearly got water on my "not worn for several years" blue shirt.

SMT

[threepointonefour]

I know plenty of people here who made a bad decision on det and corrected it by denying it all claiming they just went back for a coffee.

[L J R]

I ashamedly admit that I flew under the influence of a certain bottle of Scotch one day as a lad.

I regret it, but lived.......My God I nearly hit the ground!



Lesson:

DON'T DRINK AND FLY!


I am alive, but should I have stoofed in on that day (18 years ago??), it would have been cut and dry for the BOI.