![]() Before each flight at CAP, we have to complete an online “risk management” assessment that’s based on points. ![]() Not cool (no pun intended).Īs I mentioned in a previous column, I am a Civil Air Patrol mission pilot. Hot tip here: if you have zero food in your stomach and you have an off-airport landing, and on the ground it’s cold and wet, you will find yourself behind your own power curve when you step out of the plane. I use this checklist the night before and just before the flight. It’s a great memory checklist (although I am trying to come up with a way to add “B” for bladder). Most pilots are familiar with the I’M SAFE acronym, and it works well for me. No effort is needed to blame others, I found the crux of the problem … and it is me. If this is your hobby, ask yourself, “Who cheats at their hobby?”Įvery time I have an anomaly while flying, after I land I ask myself, “How could I fix this so as not to repeat it?” Better preflight - boom, done (most of the time). There’s no place in aviation for “how little can I do?” people. That’s why the military teaches discipline. It all starts there: a good pilot needs to hammer it down. I can’t emphasize enough the importance of a thorough preflight. ![]() The teacher told me the primary reason we got homework was not to learn the subject of the homework rather it was to instill skills for research and practice on how to handle unfamiliar subjects we encounter through life. In my senior year, I asked a teacher why we always had a lot of homework. Pilot homeworkĭuring my younger years up through high school, I always had a ton of homework. Those experiences have no value unless we can learn from them and pass the knowledge on to other pilots. Most pilots sooner or later have an event (small or large) while actually in the air, and that event probably had its roots during preflight. ![]() No one ever said, “Hey, I went flying this past weekend and let me tell you all about my preflight inspection.” That’s because it has zero pizazz, and most people treat it like a chore - therein lies the problem. Homework in Alaska is Different, and it Teaches Something to Everyone ![]()
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