I used to fly back in the 70's from a short grass strip in North Florida. I did my solo after 5.5 hrs of training and accumulated around 200 hrs. Never got my private license. Never learned how to talking on the radio, or navigate beyond VFR. I would go up by myself, and a few times violated the rules and take a friend. I felt like I was a very good seat-of-the-pants flyer.
My girlfriend lived over in the next town, and her place was actually right on the edge, maybe a little inside of a class-c international airport airspace. More than a few times I bussed her house. I would always stay low to make sure I did not get in pattern of any jets coming or going.
Now I understand that all planes are required to have a transponder, which was not the case then. I agree that today's warning systems make flying more safe, and that a good auto pilot improves safety if one know how to use it properly, otherwise it can increase the risk of having accident.
I think flying and a little common sense go good together. And nowhere is the Clint Eastwood saying, "I man's got to know his limitations" more true. Some people no matter how many check rides they pass just have no business flying.
Case in point: (have you ever seen this). This video is about a year before her fatal crash that also killed her dad. https://youtu.be/R1W1ml-uRT0
Thanks. I definitely agree that some people should never have been given pilot's licenses. I once heard a story about a foreign sponsored flight student, who was unable to solo even after multiple attempts. No instructor would sign him off, as he was unable to fly.
But as an Anon, I Do leave the door open that some (but not all) of the more recent viral small plane crash reports, may be White Hat (good guy) psyops meant to stop the "Instagram pilots" from becoming a crash statistic. Some of the stories fail the "too fitting to be true" litmus test, IMO.
I used to fly back in the 70's from a short grass strip in North Florida. I did my solo after 5.5 hrs of training and accumulated around 200 hrs. Never got my private license. Never learned how to talking on the radio, or navigate beyond VFR. I would go up by myself, and a few times violated the rules and take a friend. I felt like I was a very good seat-of-the-pants flyer.
My girlfriend lived over in the next town, and her place was actually right on the edge, maybe a little inside of a class-c international airport airspace. More than a few times I bussed her house. I would always stay low to make sure I did not get in pattern of any jets coming or going.
Now I understand that all planes are required to have a transponder, which was not the case then. I agree that today's warning systems make flying more safe, and that a good auto pilot improves safety if one know how to use it properly, otherwise it can increase the risk of having accident.
I think flying and a little common sense go good together. And nowhere is the Clint Eastwood saying, "I man's got to know his limitations" more true. Some people no matter how many check rides they pass just have no business flying.
Case in point: (have you ever seen this). This video is about a year before her fatal crash that also killed her dad. https://youtu.be/R1W1ml-uRT0
And this person epitomized someone who disregarded his limitations, and in my view had zero common sense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCu1ykQNBpc
Thanks. I definitely agree that some people should never have been given pilot's licenses. I once heard a story about a foreign sponsored flight student, who was unable to solo even after multiple attempts. No instructor would sign him off, as he was unable to fly.
But as an Anon, I Do leave the door open that some (but not all) of the more recent viral small plane crash reports, may be White Hat (good guy) psyops meant to stop the "Instagram pilots" from becoming a crash statistic. Some of the stories fail the "too fitting to be true" litmus test, IMO.