Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.167.109] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.1.4) with HTTP id 2607187 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:56:05 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: Ron's Wreck To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.1.4 Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:56:05 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Ken Rice" : I've been reading the comments on Ron's mishap from ATP's, airline pilots, instructors, ect and think a little perspective is in order. I've been flying for 35 years or so now with over 15,000 hours PIC time in everything from a gyrocopter to Air Force One. From my time with 4 different airlines, 20+ years with the Air Force, and hundreds of hours in the simulator as a student and instructor, I've learned that on any given day, given the right set of circumstances and distractions any given pilot can be lulled into making any given mistake. So lets not second guess Ron for making a decision that any one of us might have made given the same set of circumstances, and learn what we can from his lesson, realizing that anytime we're operating an airplane we may be a fraction of a second from making a decision that could have disastrous results. The key is taking advantage of the experience (read mistakes) of others to evaluate our own practices. The pilots who think they are too smart, too experienced, too good to make that mistake are kidding themselves.