----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----
Bad pilot-smart passenger! (Ex-colt?) Larry Wilkins wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Years ago, while I was still a student pilot in a little Central Utah > town, I had things put into perspective. My instructor, who had over > 10,000 hours on the books, and who had kissed the earth several times > and lived to talk about it, were going out to the local airport for a > lesson. As we arrived, we saw a Piper Colt out at the fuel pump. Now, > as this was a small airport, and my instructor had the keys to the > pumps, we went out to fuel the Colt. It was mid-winter, and a storm > squall line crossed the whole sky to the north of us. The Colt was > filled with luggage right up to the roof, and the pilot had a female > passenger. They had just flown in from Craig, Colorado. The pilot had > been flying IFR, in the clouds. He was headed for Provo, Utah. The > carb iced up, he was losing power. Carb heat cleared it, but about this > time the passenger forced him to get closer to the ground so she could > avert a heart attack. As he came lower, he finally came out of the > clouds and saw a canyon down below. Thinking it was Provo Canyon, he > followed it, and eventually landed at Manti, 100 miles south of Provo. > This fine IFR pilot indicated to us that he was doing just fine until > the female forced him out of the clouds. Now, those of you who know > Provo, Utah, know that there's a range of mountains just east of Provo > that average 11,000 ft high. A Colt has 108 HP, and because of it's > weight, flies about the same as a Coupe. This ding-dong thought he was > doing just great. As we were leaving, my instructor looked at me and > said "there's an accident looking for a place to happen. The jerk took > off, and headed north, right into the storm. The female passenger? She > stayed on the ground and took a bus. Good Pilot, or Bad Pilot? > > Larry > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------- > Click here for Free Video!! > http://www.gohip.com/free_video/ > > __________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
<<attachment: winmail.dat>>
