From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Ron's Wreck
To: lml
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:55:23 -0400
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Posted for "Gerry Leinweber" <gerry@doctorseyecare.ab.ca>:

As a pilot with only 1000+ hours, and now flying a IV-P, I want to say that
I have learned more from reading this thread, and thinking about the sage
advice pilots like Ken Rice so generously and humbly offer, than I have
attending flying lectures, taking recurrent training, or reading books or
magazines.

The one message I keep reading between the lines based on posts and
responses, is a fact I learned years ago mountain climbing which is 100%
applicable to life.  I think is worth sharing for the learning experience on
this forum.

"Every significant mistake I have made is a direct result of not keep my own
ego in check"

Mountains are not very forgiving, and neither are fast airplanes, yet the
crowd who scales peaks or flys above the clouds seem to all have strong
egos. If they did not, they would likely never have stretched themselves to
achieve their dreams.  Yep,  a strong ego is needed to get you there, but
once there, learn to manage it, or it might just kill you.

This forum truly is a great service to the aviation community, and we are
all the richer for the sharing of facts, ideas, and opinions.

Gerry Leinweber
C-GLFP (a IV-P currently getting fixed because I didn't manage my ego
properly a week ago)


>>>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.<<<