Too Many Low Time Pilots Die Every Year - How Not to Be One of Them
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
- About a week ago, I posted a reel (bit.ly/3SZidOS) on Instagram that was about the risks low-time pilots face. This is a topic that Paul Craig wrote about in his book, The Killing Zone.
Much to my surprise, the reel quickly generated nearly 200,000 views, so I thought it would be a good idea to produce a long-form video to diver deeper into the topic.
I hope you enjoy and look forward to hearing your comments!
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45-years ago, my PPL examiner turned to me with a smile on his face signing me off for my license said, "I am giving your two buckets today. The first is a full bucket of luck. The second is an empty bucket of experience. Your job is to fill the bucket of experience before your luck runs out". No better advice from him.
Oh….I like that one!
Great video as usual Trent! I’ve been with you since the beginning! I’m 47 and instrument rated SEL and also rotorcraft rated. Just over 600 hours and working on my Commercial. Ignore the trolls. Did you notice the teleprompter reflection in the background though?? Worth a chuckle. Keep up the great work!
T, F- the trolls bro. Know your limitations. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Best examiner comment ever 🎉
Mine told me the same thing. Every time you get lucky, you take a piece of luck and put it in the bucket of experience. Eventually your luck runs out and all you have to rely on is experience.
A Navy pilot once said, “Aviation is a self-cleaning oven.”
That’s on point! Thanks so much for watching one of my videos! I really appreciate you taking a moment to comment!
Cdr. David Fravor on the Lex Friedman show.
Exactly@@daffidavit
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Wait I don't quite get it. Every once in a while when it gets too dirty, it heats up to clean itself? 😅
I am a retired United 777 pilot. 28k +/- hours. I liked EVERYTHING I heard. Great video . Thank you for making this important information available as a resource.
Victor…. coming from a guy with your level of experience, that is really fantastic to hear. Thank you for watching, and commenting!
I have nearly 800 hours and an instrument ticket, fly a well equipped Cessna 182, and I have very strict minimums. Vfr and ifr minimums relating to severity of winds, whether, potential icing et cetera. I've got an entire list. I decide not to fly about 20% of the time. My IFR minimums are 1000 ft ceilings. Yes, with a safety pilot in VFR I train for approaches to minimums but when I'm flying with my wife in the plane and relatives or friends are in the back I need to have 1000 feet before I go on instruments for taking off and I've got to be able to see 1000 feet AGL at my destination or I won't go. A friend of mine sometimes taunts me for not being bolder but I'm not going to change. I do not need to prove that I can land in a 25 knot crosswind, I've practiced it, I can do it if necessary, but if those are the expected winds I don't go. If it's too turbulent I don't go. I don't fly through fronts, anywhere near thunderstorms, I am meticulous about weight and balance. Just last week friends of ours flew in from the West Coast and we were supposed to fly to Memphis from Greenville SC. I didn't like the look of the weather over the smoky mountains and despite not wanting to disappoint friends and their wanting to go I canceled the flight. I'm not all that afraid of dying but I don't want to kill anybody else and I certainly don't want to ruin a good plane. Additionally, I can't bear to think about what would be written about me in the event I become a statistic. Good video and thanks.
I respect you for sticking with your minimums! Thx for watching and commenting 🙌
Thanks for sharing this. Anything to help pilots feel more comfortable cancelling flights is a blessing. Better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than being in the air wishing you were on the ground.
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"There's old pilots, and there's bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots."
German student pilot here, nearly 50 yo, post 1st solo. I read your post and just loved it. Security first. Thanks for sharing your opinion!
I was taking flight lessons 20 years ago--my grandfather was a WWII pilot, and I romanticized the profession. I read "The Killing Zone" and immediately stopped training. I realized that I didn't have the commitment to adopt the extremely serious attitudes necessary to protect myself and others while flying as a low-time pilot.
I respect your decision!
I am a 23-year-old private pilot who recently obtained my license. Thank you for creating this video to assist pilots like me in staying safe. Your reminder to use checklists and utilize resources is invaluable. This video is extremely helpful!
Glad it helped! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. It all helps my channel to grow and help more guys/gals like us!!
The overconfidence section… you are right on that one, many many “experienced” pilots are just too cocky 🤦🏻♂️
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I’m passed 500 hours now , instrument rated and working on my commercial and you have it exactly right, Trent. I can sum it up even more simply….when you’re low time, YOU JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW. Those that don’t respect that truth are looking for trouble in the first years after they get their PPL. Cheers.
Agree completely! It’s what you don’t know, see, or consider that’ll get you. Thanks so much for watching one of my videos! I really appreciate you taking a moment to comment!
Good to see how serious you are taking it, though. So many accidents I read about or watch, there are pilots with more (sometimes significant so) hours than you and it seems they refuse to get instrument rated... which just baffles me with all the great technology available... Hell, even if you've still got steam gauges, why anyone would refuse to get instrument-rated (and stay current) is just beyond me.
We are already involved in an industry where *EIGHTY PERCENT* of all instructors have less than a year of experience... I'm pretty sure about you (and Trent, who just got a new sub out of this video) and I'm sure about myself that I don't want to hurt myself or ANYONE ELSE.
I don't even really get to fly anymore, but if I was going to be again, I'd absolutely be getting current on my instrument rating before I went back up.
People need to realize that a man who had been called "The World's Safest Pilot" -- the Senior Vice President of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Richard McSpadden, was the other pilot killed in the accident that took former San Francisco 49er and New England Patriot, Russ Francis, late last year. It can happen to anyone, but doing everything you can to avoid it is very important. (They passed doing "The Impossible Turn" after an engine failure while about 1,000 AGL if I remember off top of my head on altittude.)
THANK YOU BOTH for trying to be the strongest and safest aviators you can possibly be. You are appreciated!
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Flying is not about the last 10.000 hrs, its about the next flight..
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The airplane I was supposed to start training in crashed two weeks ago due to engine failure. Pilot had to make emergency landing in a forest during approach. He walked away without injury. Thanks for devoting content to keep low time pilots safe!
Rob….wow! So glad you weren’t in it….and glad to hear he walked away!
There’s a saying with motorcycles “There are bold riders and old riders but there are no old bold riders”
Same for pilots!
That originated in aviation, but alas, is nothing more than an old worn out, completely false cliché.
It’s not the same for pilots. Obviously, you have a lot of good pilots for the new here horror. Of pilots who have been a pilot for like 15 years but they suck at basically everything when it comes to the job they’re bad at checklist they’re bad at landings there’s some people just aren’t fit for certain things.
@@Faceplay2 How can you still suck as a pilot after 15 years?
I would think natural selection would take care of that...
Damn that hits
Don’t let the trolls get to you. Those of us who are safe pilots completely understand what you are saying. Thank you for the content. Keep doing your thing. 👍🏽
Thank you, I will!
I saw your video on Instagram and i was also surprised by the comments. But thanks for sharing. You're doing a positive service to aviation community.
I appreciate that! Thank you!!
Thanks for the info. As always great video!
Any time! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. It all helps my channel to grow and help more guys/gals like us!!
Have to say my favorite part of aviation is the feeling of family with others. Fellow aviators are always willing to teach, help, or offer advice all with the goal of keeping you safe! Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge it’s very much appreciated by this “low time pilot” sir. May all your flights go smoothly
Thanks!
Great Coverage, Trent! I follow a very similar 3-strike system and completely agree with every line item on yours. This is a career 2.0 at 45 years of age for me - CPASEL/MEL/IR w/625TT and 65multi at this stage. I'm building up the time in my Cherokee, my friends' airplanes, or flying for CAP almost daily, and leaning something new on every flight. Please keep up the good work with your videos. This type of content quite literally saves lives. Thank you!
Thanks so much!!
As a low time pilot myself (540 TT) I really appreciate you making safety and risk mitigation cool. I see a lot of pilots in my current industry (aerial survey) bragging about making it out of sketchy situations, whether it be nasty weather, High winds, or pushing the IMSAFE checklist items to their absolute maximum. We need more people like you Trent in the pilot community. Keep up the great videos!!
Bracken….i appreciate that. Thank you for watching and sharing your POV!
I read the "Killing Zone" by Dr. Paul A Craig. I love how he writes. He is a great teacher about Aviation. I also have several books by Dr. Paul A. Craig. One particular is "Be a Better Pilot" - Making the right Decisions. So simple, easy, and fun the read. I had enjoyed it very much. It gave me so much encouragement to become a pilot. If anyone is interested. Highly recommend purchase it. Thank you, brother. for posting this informative video.
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Great video Trent! Working towards career 3.0 after 19 yrs of no flying at 53. Im more cautious now than ever! 2 fatal crashes over last summer at my home airport F70, demonstrated exactly what you are talking about. I appreciate your content!
Thx Marco!!
This is a very valuable and informative video. Thanks a lot for creating and sharing it Trent 🙌😎✈️
My pleasure!
I love and respect your approach and attitude toward flying! You cannot be too humble. When people like you are no longer found in the aviation community, then its time for aviation to be grounded.
You’re too kind!
CONGRATS on your video emphasizing SAFETY FIRST.
As I continue my pilot adventure - after my career as a rescue diver/firefighter/emt - you cannot be SAFE ENOUGH and not be prepared enough for the unknowns.
I have watched several seasoned pilots with lots of years under their belt perform to the best of their abilities under the circumstances and still lose their life, but they saved the lives of others.
SAFETY CANNOT BE EMPHASIZED ENOUGH!!
Best of luck to your endeavors. I hope to meet you one day on the tarmac.
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Just a bunch of tough guys until they wind up on a ‘Pilot Debrief’ video
Yup.
Thank you for the perspective. I really enjoy your content. I'm working through my private pilot training right now and have 8 hours logged. Your videos were instrumental in me getting over the hump to hit go. So thank you!
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Thanks for sharing your aviation journey with us Trent!🙌
You bet!
Thank you for saying the things about the comments on the book!!!! have a wonderful day and keep the good work going
You are so welcome!
Hey Trent, thank you for creating valuable content for all to benefit from. These trolls who are leaving negative comments including name calling, are losers. And like you said, they are helping the algorithm so whatever. I appreciate what you are doing and so many others do as well. Keep it coming! Thank you!!
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Great video Trent. Thanks for uploading
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Thank you for this! I really appreciate your ideas too!
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Thanks for the information. I love to learn and hear other folks strategies and ideas. Cheers!
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Non-pilot but hope to be one someday. Loved this video. Not only your wonderful content but also you are a fantastic communicator. So clear and everything you say. A terrific distillation of many topics I've heard aviation safety channels. Great job and you've got a new subscriber! And sure, I'm posting a comment to help your engagement numbers too! 😅
Thank you so much for the kind words about my work, as well as the comment!
Thanks this video was super informative. I'm going through training and your strike system is something I'm going to be implementing into my flight planning from here on!
So glad to hear that. #FlySafe
Thank you, Trent. Anytime I can learn about aviation from other dedicated aviators, I am in and remain humble to aviating. Great job.
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Hey man, I've been watching your videos for about a year now, and I've gotta say: You're doing a great job educating and sharing your experiences and best practices. I think this is the first time where I've really seen you let the trolls get to you, and I don't think they deserve that much power. Ignore them the best you can and keep doing your thing. I can assure you that you're doing more good for those that need it than they are doing harm. I like Mike's 3 strikes concept and will likely be suggesting that to my future students (CFI check next week hopefully). Happy to have just esacaped the killing zone, and looking forward to more of your content. Also, appreciated getting to know your story better over on pro pilot playbook. Thank you for sharing. Cheers!
Steve, thanks so much for watching. It’s not that the trolls get to me. I’ve seen on more troll comments that I can count. It’s just that I like to read and reply to every comment and the more troll comments there are the more time it takes to do that. I just prefer that they go piss on somebody else’s channel so that I don’t have to waste the time reading their comment and then deleting it.
Somehow I missed this video when you made it,
This is great stuff man! Amazing and necessary content👍
I love Mikes Strike system, I also adopted it as soon as I saw that video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Trent, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD INFORMATION, GREAT JOB, APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH
Glad it was helpful!
Great content Trent! Can’t wait to hear more of that system when you have it ready 💪🤙 please keep us posted, you’ll always hear about losers everywhere 😅
Just disregard them.. greetings & thanks for all the tips, can’t never get enough of them myself.
Dennis…Will do! Thanks so much for watching one of my videos! I really appreciate you taking a moment to comment!
I just found your channel, and subbed to you,on the strength of this video -- and I hope anyone that was being stupid and hating on you aren't actually up there in the skies, and are just armchair aviators.
We need more aviators like you, and less like them. THANK YOU for trying to do more to keep our skies safe for the beautiful world of aviation.
Thank you for that :)
Excellent advice, extremely good reminders. I want to survive too.
Additional time in preflight planning is always worth the effort. Never rush! Be safe live long, keep alert.
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This video is great, very informative with loads of important advice.
Thanks 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing your expanded strikes list.
My pleasure!
What a great thing to watch, being my first with you! I subscribed
Welcome aboard!
Thanks, I always appreciate hearing from others.
My pleasure!
Top quality and valuable content. I’m an inspiring aviator and appreciate this type of content. Keep up the great work!
Much appreciated!
Well done Trent. And, here's comment to help your algorithm. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for that!
Hey Trent, thanks for the video. I fly out of Corona (KAJO), and have done many flight to Palm Springs. I know exactly what you are talking about with the windmill’s and tough winds through the banning pass. Glad everything went okay, as you said safety so so important and always my top priority when preparing for a flight. Keep up the quality content🤙🏽
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As a fellow Inland Empire-er, what location would you recommend for someone interested in starting their aviation journey? I live in Banning, and I’ve had similar thoughts about PSP, but then I wonder if that could mean a flying school located there may have solid instruction/exposure for a learner.
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Great insight using the data Trent. Great work!
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Great video! My first time tuning in. Tremendously helpful advice. I like the three strike rule. Thanks, Trent.
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Great video! Thank you for all you do for air safety!
You bet! Thx for watching!
This is probably one of my favorite videos of yours so far. I have worked in the industry as a Maintenance Technician for over two decades now. Safety has been near and dear to my heart for a long time, and now that I am working on CFI, even more so. I think this applies to all of us low time or not.
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I am glad I found your channel and this particular video.
I'm so glad! Thanks so much for watching one of my videos! I really appreciate you taking a moment to comment!
I've been flying since 1976. I like your check list. Very good. Two thumbs up.
Good to hear. Thanks!!
Great video. Petey's video is superb. Thank you for swinging that Troll Hammer.
You bet!
Thx for this helpful video. For student pilot like me it is very iimportant to get confidence. 👍🏼💪🏼 This gives me some guidelines
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Trent, thank-you for the effort and work you put into making us all better pilots. You are helping to swing the pendulum back to common sense, humanity and growth. Those who chose to go the other way and criticize common sense, well let's just say that some family trees need to be pruned.
Bahahahaha! Well said! Thank you so much for watching my videos!
Amazing video Sir , very informative
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Thank you so much for this excellent video.
You're very welcome!
Great video. Well done!
Thx Troy!
Great video sir lots of good info and wisdom....
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice. Thank you, brother.
My pleasure
After many, many years of inactivity I am planning to reactivate my VFR PPL and then move up to an IFR and possibly more. Your experience, wisdom and recommendations have helped this low time pilot. Thank you!
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Good video Trent. Don't dwell on the negative comments. I enjoy your videos and think you have a well thought out approach to your flying. I'm in the same boat as you (career change, just crossed 1k hours) but taking a slightly different approach to time building, using my Mooney to build time. Your video resonates because I'm about to embark on a long cross country to time build and it was a reminder to evaluate my own go/no-go system and take a relaxed approach to this trip. I have no commitments, I have no reason to be any particular place at a particular time. The credit card is always my best backup plan.
Chuck….sounds like a great way to build time! Thx for watching :)
Keep doing your thing Trent! Do not pay attention to the trolls and haters. The great poet French Montana once said “If don’t have haters, you ain’t poppin.”
You have been a big inspiration to my aviation journey as a career 2.0 guy. Thank you and I’m cheering for you!
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In this industry safety is always a necessity and a must.
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Solid video. Thank you.
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Thanks for another great video
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I'm glad someone made a video like this especially in light of incidents like the TN FLY GIRL
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TRent:
I have been folowing you for a while. I am a 130 hrs new pilot and working on my IFR. Thank you for sharing your XP.
Forget about idiots, even though I pray to God for them so eventually they wise up and avoid getting killed and / or someone else with them.
I like the strikes list. I watch all the videos avoid crashes to learn from them and avoid those mistakes.
Pilots with many hours crash too by becoming complacent.
Your help as well as all those who post videos about aviation safety is invaluable. Thank you.
I am 59 and working to get to commercial and CFI to fly for hire. Wish I had my own C172 to fly around any time weather permits but, it is what it is. I work 2 jobs to get the funds to do the training and advance and I take it very seriously when about to fly and avoid those hazardous attitudes. Thank you again. God bless
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Great video sir. I’m still a student pilot but I’m already formulating my “go-no go” checklist.
Good to hear!!!!
Thank you. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video! Great insight.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video Trent. Every pilot no matter what level of experience or aircraft type needs to be using a go/no go checklist. The military does it, the airlines do it, corporate flight departments do it. It’s there as a tool to mitigate risks and ultimately save lives. Operational risk management and aeronautical decision making are so extremely important. Once again sir great video 👍🏻
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GREAT video. Learned a lot. 👍🙏
Glad it was helpful!
This video has been saved in my UA-cam ATP playlist. Thank you 🎉
Glad it was helpful!
It is great to hear more and more conversation about this things from people like you or Dan from Probable Cause. The more safety - the better.
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Love your videos❤ going to take a snapshot of that strike list👍
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Excellent video! My PPL instructor made a huge effort teaching me to not take unnecessary risks and to always be safety conscious. His teaching has stuck with me all the way through my training and I try to pass down that same knowledge to my students. The impression us instructors make on our students can lead to a great positive or negative change on safety culture in flying.
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Trent you are a success. For many of us 2.0 career individuals, you story is inspiring, your method is proven and your content is rich. We follow you! Don’t pay attention to the losers that only talk behind a keyboard and have zero results to show for.
Copy that!! Thank you :)
I love the strike system idea, thanks Trent!
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202 hr IFR rated pilot here. Very good points throughout the video and a refresher on the basics we were taught in private training. Your 3 strikes list is somewhat restrictive but I also cannot argue with it as it will help keep you on the living side of aviation. I have personal minimums but it is not directly in front of me when planning a flight. I will add it to my ForeFlight so I see it every time I plan. Thanks for sharing!
You bet! Thx for watching!
Great real video for pilots to get an actual idea of the true dangers and not only seeing what happens to heavy jets.
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Good stuff, glad I stumbled on your account, followed!
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@@trent_dyrsmid you’re quite welcome, I post videos too, but just for fun, sort of a scrap book of memories and cool stuff…feel free to take a gander in your down time
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Long time follower-I can tell a difference in your tone when you're referring to the trolls. You add a hint of edginess. I like it!
Overtime, I’ve gotten sick of wasting my time reading and deleting their comments so in this video, I decided to see if I could prevent them from even making them, and it worked like a charm.
@@trent_dyrsmid just ignore them Trent unfortunate of life
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Thank you for the video.
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Great video Trent!
Thanks!
Welcome to the Banning Pass! Glad you made a video to talk about what we all go through before every flight. We should have a Go/No go list and stick to it.
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I lost a friend flying an Ultralight thru Banning pass. He knew better!
Sorry to hear that.
This is fantastic advice no matter how many hours. 3 strikes is a fantastic approach to risk mitigation. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
love your intelligence and use of common sense to flying . appreciation from a low time pilot.
Thx!
Love the video, excellent one with safety.
Thanks 👍
Trent, this is the first video of yours that I've ever seen. Great info!
I learned to fly in Fairbanks, Alaska, in the early 70s. I was a very young city firefighter/paramedic, and had already responded to a number of aircraft incidents. An older firefighter was my CFI. Before I began my lessons, he told me that, statistically, the "danger times" were 50, 500, and 5,000 hours. Well, and 50,000 because those pilots were usually of advanced years with the common infirmities of age.
His reasonomg was that at 50 hours, a pilot really doesn't know much yet, with not enough time to have developed a good sense of situational awareness and just plain "Oh crap, what's that noise? What do I do now?"
At 500 hours, he reasoned that a pilot was probably familiar enough with his aircraft to *maybe* skip a step here there & there, particularly with regards to checklists and some of the items on your strike list (great list, BTW.)
And at 5,000 hours, a common attitude of other pilots in his experience could become complacent about most (or all) of the double checks and things like scanning the instruments too casually to actually pick up an anomaly that might cause an undesired termination of a flight -- and the pilot.
Sadly, years of bad health habits removed him from the ranks of the living over 20 years ago. And his only flying "incident" was when one of his skis broke through deceptively thin ice on a frozen lake up in Minto Flats. Three of us firefighters were there to go ice fishing with him. Pretty easy fix: 4 burly youngish lads, standing on plywood, a couple of tree limbs, and everyone off of the 180 so the pilot could taxi over to firmer ice. Then 2 trips home (after we'd caught our limit of fish) with the 3 passengers & fish load spread over 2 separate trips to try to avoid our earlier inconvenience.
I believe he had around 27,000 hours before illness befell him.
Thanks again for your great video. I'll go watch some more now.
Welcome! And great story!
Awesome as always!😊
Thank you! Cheers!
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I’ve got a jet license but it’s in an afterburner jet funny car! Always wanted to fly but have had a couple concussion (motocross) years ago and feel they have attributed to “ hard to comprehend” factors! Doc told me that too 35 years ago! Retired @52 and now full on going to try for it @64… I’m studying on line now and want you as my instructor! Have resources ! Cheers !
Go Roger!!
Excellent video ... thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Good information. Thanks.
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Great video. Love the strikes system.
Thanks!
I am coming from being a CDL driver for the last several years and moving into aviation. Comparing my million+ miles of safe driving to my newly formed entry into aviation I am happy to see that there are a lot of overlapping principles.
One of the biggest things that is taught in the CDL world is the “Captain of Your Ship” principle. You are responsible for every aspect surrounding your rig. From your pretrip, to your load, securement, fuel, time management, navigation and post-trip. If there are high winds, precipitation, ice, or unsafe load conditions then as the driver of that truck you have a responsibility to stay off the road. The same applies to whether the vehicle has wings or wheels! The same attitudes that are in the PHAK are the same ones that can contribute to an inexperienced driver running a Peterbilt off the road or into a minivan full of kids.
I currently haul over dimensional loads almost exclusively. It’s a task that will very quickly force you to set your ego aside and bolster your patience. Life gets very interesting and stressful when you get over 100,000 lbs.
Keep making great content. I appreciate it, Trent.
PS-I’m going to call you a 😸for the algorithm, but only because you’re Canadian! LOL JK
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I’m an over-the-road truck driver as well and could not agree more. It doesn’t matter what niche of the transportation industry you are in, safety must always be the first consideration in the decision-making process.
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Absolutely awesome advice.
Glad it was helpful!
Great learning video!
Thank you 🤗
Thanks for all your input and thanks for calling out the trolls. Constructive criticism is one thing, being a critical jerk is uncalled for. God Bless.
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great stuff, im sure any one of us can take one or two or more items from this list and maybe add more to their own. definitely valid points
Thank you!
Love this 3 Strikes idea! I’m going to print this out as part of my personal checklist. It’s almost like a preemptive version of the Swiss cheese model in a way. Thank you!!
Glad to hear it! Thanks so much for watching one of my videos! I really appreciate you taking a moment to comment!
I’ve been using the 3-strike system and have told a few friends about it, who have now implemented in it. I like the structure you’ve created for it! Mine is also ever evolving as I learn and develop as a pilot; I’m about to start instructing and am trying to figure out a way to present this to my students as well, when talking about personal minimums and risk management. Great video!
Danielle….good to hear! Did you happen to check out my CFI workflows?
Thanks a lot for sharing
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching one of my videos! I really appreciate you taking a moment to comment!