101 Things not to do when flying

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13th June 2001 | 01:16

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Frederic

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Thrust a smiling Captain...

13th June 2001 | 17:58

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feetnkneestogether

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.....decide to pick your nose as you enter turbulence...!!!!

...you'll be tickling your eardrums. (Apparently)

13th June 2001 | 18:04

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bow5

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While doing touch and goes don't forget to put the fuel pump on.

'Hmmm. I wonder why the fuel pressure is dropping?!'

Oops.

13th June 2001 | 20:27

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NewBloke

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Breaking wind in the humid, confined space of a Bulldog........nasty. Actually, forgetting to remove the pitot cover must be a un-forgettable (!?) experience. Probably wouldn't be writing on here if you have done that though.....

13th June 2001 | 20:47

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Superpilot

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Lone Eagle,

ooooph....you didn't!

14th June 2001 | 01:54

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Cattivo

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Blocking the main approach frequency for one of the busiest airports in the world (Houston) with a stuck mike, while in your Cessna 150 on a cross-country. Honestly, they'll let any idiot fly these days!

14th June 2001 | 04:15

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AMS

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Ah yes,

Also remember toes of the brakes before you initiate touch and go's !!! This however, I believe and can embarrasingly prove can happen when nervous!!

AMS

14th June 2001 | 22:12

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DONT tell the VERY busy US approach you have the runway in sight when you not actually convinced you do and then get half way through a stilted go around at 700ft straight past the control tower before being able to get in contact.

I am sure I could see people waving from the big jet as the controller told me get the hell out his airspace

14th June 2001 | 23:12

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380

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Try to start the engine with mixer in lean position.

15th June 2001 | 00:06

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schooner

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Variation on 380`s theme, start the engine without selecting a fuel tank, runs fine for a couple of minutes then doesn`t. Lucky I was only moving the a/c off the pumps. Would hate it to happen at about 200ft after takeoff

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cheers

15th June 2001 | 01:21

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Base leg

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380-
never flown with fuel injection ?

15th June 2001 | 18:29

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northern_chique

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Pour hot coffee into a thermous cup in turbulence. the resuting injuries are excrutiating apparently.

Was caught in residual wake turbulence on at 200' on final. The runway turned 90 degrees in the windscreen. Not nice......

15th June 2001 | 18:59

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Kookus

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Take off in fully loaded C310 with elevator trim in full nose down position and rudder trim way off to the left somewhere. How was I to know the engineers had been playing with it?