SE Flying "Fears"

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Oi Dublin Pilot, whats wrong with poor oul Mike Bravo ? Not good enough for ya anymore

[dublinpilot]

Poor old MB is grounded with an temp electrical prob

And the weather has been SO flyable

dp

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Damnation !

I was hoping to get up next week for the first time in 4 months !

[Aerobatic Flyer]

Whilst she (CFI) flies a jet service around the Alps and Europe/US she was critical of even other singles such as the Cirrus for flying over the local terrain. The issue being the strong winds and thermals combined with the fact that a/c such as the Cirrus were “too light and quick.”

With due respect to your instructor, that is rubbish. For sure, you can explore narrow valleys more safely at 70kts in a Super Cub than at 160kts in a Cirrus, but as long as you understand the weather and are familiar with the performance and handling of the plane you're flying, you can fly through the mountains quite safely in almost anything.

As for the fears of flying SE over mountains, they are exaggerated. An aeroplane will stop in a very short distance if you land uphill. You will almost certainly break the aeroplane, but compared to a forced landing in a densely populated area, or on water, the mountains offer many more options.

[pponting]

Mine is SE over water. Not because I think the fan will stop but because I have an inherrant fear of water! I get a little aggitated crossing the Dee Esturary

Although, 4 years ago my main fear was flying...! Now I am post PPL (85 hours) and have what I can only be described as a 'health fear of flying'.

Gotta try and get over my fear of the blasted water now, any suggestions? I did consider diving with sharks but eventually though that, I am scared, not stupid!

[IO540]

The issue being the strong winds and thermals combined with the fact that a/c such as the Cirrus were “too light and quick.”

An "instructor" with this kind of attitude should not be teaching.

I've been right over Samedan and an SR22 can easily do exactly what I did in something similar: go straight over the top of the whole lot, in a nice straight line, FL130 or higher. With a decent plane one doesn't have to mess about inside the canyons.

The only inconvenience is having to sniff some O2

[Flyboy-F33]

Biggest concern is losing one blade of the prop..! It would lead almost certainly to the engine tearing itself from the mountings and inevitable loss of control (in a SEP) due to massive shift in C of G

Nasty...........

Fly...