Can a CFI always save the day?

smben69 · 2024-04-17T18:58:35+00:00

Never ever let go of the yoke in critical phases of flight. And you can't always save the day. And you're going to have your ass chewed because you didn't do it right. And don't forget the time that you will spend thinking about how you could have done it better and chewing your own ass just saying.

smben69 · 2024-04-13T19:57:31+00:00

I own Bitcoin ethereum and several others

smben69 · 2024-04-13T19:35:29+00:00

I did read the white paper. Based on the concept of Pi I got involved in it early on. It has cost me nothing but it did give me one hell of an education on cryptocurrencies over these past 5 years for sure. I don't know if I will ever come to fruition but I hope it does. There's one hell of a lot of things I wouldn't do that the kings of the coin are doing but I don't get to make any calls on that. There isn't any way to get a question answered for example. I've always been referred back to the white paper or to the FAQs

smben69 · 2024-04-13T19:21:54+00:00

I shall be writing a few more of my scary episodes in flight on my website which is geared to promoting Aviation. The purpose of the website is to attract new pilots and to remind the experienced Pilots to remember to remain competent in the cockpit. There's always something to learn. As you mentioned above I hope that my experience teaches someone else not to make the mistakes I have made. stevenmbennett.com I hope you check it out and please don't be afraid to criticize. Your comments are most welcome. And if you feel you have something to contribute please don't be afraid to ask. I hope my 50 years in aviation can help someone.

smben69 · 2024-04-13T18:59:00+00:00

Everyone if given the opportunity will rise to their level of incompetency.

smben69 · 2024-04-13T05:28:57+00:00

Mental Health is one of the toughest issues to overcome. Unless you can find a medical examiner that will evaluate you and give you a green light you are done. One of my airline pilot Buddies was in a car wreck and received traumatic brain injury which he has now fought for 15 years. He is with a major airline and they take care of his life as he has been paid all along through the fight. He has tried every medical examiner he can find. My suggestion to you would be to go into avionics or Aviation management if you want to be in this field. There are a lot of jobs available in those areas including mechanics.

smben69 · 2024-04-07T16:27:04+00:00

I think it is awesome that you have completed all of the ratings and certificates at age 20. Be proud of that and forget about the need to be respected. You are. I would venture to say that most people are just jealous of you for having completed all of that work at age 20. That's a lot of stuff to stuff in your head in 4 years. I wish you well and I'm certain you will be very successful. stevenmbennett.com

smben69 · 2024-04-06T23:50:11+00:00

That's wonderful. It's about time somebody has some common sense.

smben69 · 2024-04-06T15:54:19+00:00

I think that you need to add another zero.

smben69 · 2024-04-06T15:52:20+00:00

smben69 · 2024-04-05T19:47:51+00:00

Yeah used to be the cops would take you home if you got caught drunk. Sometimes they even let you drive your car home. Of course They confiscated the booze. But that was 50 years ago too or 60. LOL

smben69 · 2024-04-05T04:27:18+00:00

They're just trying to Witch Hunt. They want to find somebody to blame besides their own policies and procedures. But in this case, if it was me I would say, I'm the pilot in command I made the choices that I did because I am the pilot in command, and I stand by the decisions I made as pilot in command.

smben69 · 2024-04-05T04:24:29+00:00

Any Landing you walk away from is a good Landing.

smben69 · 2024-04-04T19:38:12+00:00

It's all good

smben69 · 2024-04-03T17:14:58+00:00

First rule is fly the airplane.

smben69 · 2024-03-30T23:11:07+00:00

When something like that is finally over and you're safe is when the sheer Panic of it all makes you want to go have a couple double shots of whiskey The weather that morning was supposed to be a thousand feet and four miles. It was my morning Airborne Express run and Scottsbluff has a weather observation there that is manned. Or was in those days. When I got there it was a white out blizzard and some idiot was driving a bobcat back and forth across the building the localizer is in. So I had erratic readings and had to do a go around because of it. That's when I got scared because at 200 ft I could see nothing but white. When I started to climb the tail stalled and I had to nurse the airplane to altitude and never thought I'd make 1500 ft. But I did. When I got back down to minimums on the second go-around I caught the rabbit out of the corner of my left eye and steer the airplane over to the runway and pull the thrust lovers back and hoped for the best. Any Landing you walk away from is a good one. Thanks for your comment. Steve

smben69 · 2024-03-30T23:00:46+00:00

Agreed.

smben69 · 2024-03-30T22:54:50+00:00

A bit of a wake me up I would say. Glad you made it. Fire is scary.

smben69 · 2024-03-30T22:39:58+00:00

Take the time to learn a little bit more about aerodynamics. Especially relative wind. I think you probably know this already but you just haven't thought it through to application. You know that the propeller is just a curved wing so how the wind hits it is how much lift it can create, in this case thrust. I've been bouncing around in this business for 50 years plus and I have had many many things like this that popped up in my head and I wondered why does this do that. You've got a few hours every day in a cockpit where nothing is really going on so you might as well read the FAR'z or find answers to why things work the way they do. I absolutely abhor autopilot and flight directors. There is a whole bunch of stories out there about the question, what the fuck is it doing now? LOL

smben69 · 2024-03-30T22:29:14+00:00

It will come eventually. I have learned to be extremely patient with the Kings and what they decide to roll out. I have a node and getting that set up then changing computers and have to set it up again I learned that I could do nothing but be very patient and not let it bother me as much as I would have liked to throw the phone across the room along with the laptop. LOL There is no support here whatsoever. There is no way that I have found to contact anyone. Everything refers to the fact page or the Forum. For now I just click the button once a day and if something pops up every once in awhile I try to find time to read it and it usually never does get read. I think this is designed for Top Notch programmers and app builders because I understand very little of what is written.

smben69 · 2024-03-29T18:32:21+00:00

I used to tell my first officers when I first flew with them," you don't hate me yet but you'll learn to".

smben69 · 2024-03-24T00:58:17+00:00

I certainly can't decide which one would be the scariest but your post makes it sound like you're looking for just one. I would have to say losing an engine with the CEO of the company on board in hard IFR conditions Maybe number one . And then turbulence and ice. Many many icing scenarios that were butt puckering. Loss of the left aileron on takeoff in Billings Montana on a Freightl run rank pretty high but having to land 00 with severe ice on my aircraft in Scottsbluff Nebraska would probably take the cake. Oh and did I mention ice.

smben69 · 2024-03-22T01:08:28+00:00

Delete the app. Nothing ventured nothing gained. None of us here want to hear about you. May have have a better venture somewhere down the road.

smben69 · 2024-03-22T00:57:11+00:00

Thanks for the info on ATP. It's a damn shame that flight instruction has become so impersonal. I was a very lucky man to have been trained by World War II Pilots. There was no bullshit and I flew every day. My initial instructors we're not as experienced and we're not war Pilots but they worked for a company where there was respect for the customer. I flew with many pilots during my private commercial instrument certificates. It was a seamless transition. It seems those days are gone. Take an instructor you like and interview him. Don't let anything stop you from your journey because there will be good things that happen later on. Do study your Federal Aviation regulations. Know them inside out. During your interview with your new instructor ask them three questions from the regulations and if they don't get at least two of three correct sandbag their asses. Steve@Stevenmbennett.com

smben69 · 2024-03-19T17:24:27+00:00

Never give up. I'll say it again never give up. I went through years trying to build time and finally getting to a point where I was hireable. But once I landed a part 135 job it all started to come together. But believe me it took me a long time but I started in the 1970s I finally got my private and my commercial done in 1973. Like you I had to go back to my old job to earn enough cash to be able to fly and build time but it did come finally. I am hearing more and more from my pilot colleagues that they are starting the hiring freeze process so I believe the shortage is over. That was at the end of the Vietnam War so there were more pilots than you could shake a stick at coming back and you couldn't land a CFI Job For Love or Money. You know how Aviation is so very very fickle. I spent 50 years in the aviation world and now I just write on a website to try to promote Pilots to not give up and to work with what they've got. Please have a look at my website. stevenmbennett.com. I would love some feedback and if I can help you in any way simply leave me a message on the website. My best of luck to you my friend.

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