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Distracted pilot perhaps?


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As the fun times in the Army once taught me while a young Blackhawk crew chief, complacency kills.

 

In this case, complacency wasn't searching for a life. Maybe the guy was stressed; maybe it was his first time giving a tour and he was beyond excited, too much to forget adequate hangar clearance; maybe he didn't get enough sleep the night before; maybe his wife was pregnant and in a hormone swinging mood. Lack of situational awareness as a whole? Possibly.

 

Who knows. I'm sure he felt like a complete idiot after the matter though. The first role of the pilot is flying the aircraft. Aviate! One must always be aware of the surroundings.

 

We're only people. We make mistakes naturally. Some do a better job of minimizing their mistakes, while others, well, don't.

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IMO not all people that pass the checkride are fit to be PIC. Hell, I'm still not really sure that I am!

 

Although I'm a rated pilot and I love to fly, I don't work in this business, and I don't think I will ever do. I want to keep flying and improve as a pilot in the future, but just for the sake of it.

 

Cheers!

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