Nothing is infallible. Question everything. Check everything. Fly with a backup plan (plans B, .... C, D, etc), sufficient altitude.
In most systems there will always be a single point failure spot--- even if equipped with a backup fuel pump.
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Pilots tip of the Week: Forced Landing Checklist
Question:
"I had an engine failure on downw...s. I walked away without a scratch, but did $50K damage to my airplane. At what poin...
Pilots have no rights in war on drugs:
A federal program trains its agents to treat the pilots of detained air...ely, this is a continuation of multiple reports like this or pilots held at gun poin...
Here's an article that will definitely help a Trike Pilot on XC journey's:
Though the quote is...sp;or phrase and reach a different conclusion as to its meaning. A case in poin...
Date: June 27Subject: The LadyBarry and I got up, caught an early cab bac...on on 123.050 at6 mandatory reporting points. We talked between ourselves...2.750and as we approached a reporting point, Barry would switch back to12...y lucky to be seeingher from this viewpoin...
Before I back fill you in on Craig's adventures so far, here's a recent report:From John Williams:Craig and I depar...ff on fuel in Ocean City, NJ. We were about 1 hour south of our planned meeting poin...
...e-ko” hollered Maynard, pointing at the horizon off the sta...; hollered Maynard again, and pointed south with his pecker in ha...n the pavement. As our self-appointed chronographer and photograp...an assailant had gunned down Luis Colósio in the streets...
The Grand Canyon
Last Friday (Oct. 26) was a nice day for a morning flight out of my home field at Lodi, CA.&...ce of the Earth.
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Post Script Note:
I flew through the Zuni Poin...
From emails exchanged and posted by a friend:
Craig's been battling winds and thunderstorms and all sorts of adven...ar (he had been pinned down by winds in a tiny New Mexico town for days at this poin...
Trikes are the ultimate recreational exploration vehicle. As long as you stay clear...n't".
I am continually tested on this point and have to actively suppress...roperty, and that's my cattle over there." poin...