John Gaquin wrote:

......did not care how close she came to getting killed
yesterday......how cavalier an attitude she
had toward flying, and how close she had come to crashing.

she had nearly killed herself,

Just how close, exactly, did she come, Doc? What did you see? Or was she
flying with substantially less safety factor than standard?

We all know people who scud-run, and the fact is that some of them show a
skill level inversely proportional to their apparent judgement. But if
we're to discuss such things rationally, we have to avoid the emotional
arguments and melodramatic statements.

If this is still the original thread, then the original poster mentioned
that she had tree-branch damage to her wing and wingtip. If that's
accurate, it's a fairly objective measurement of how close she came. She
also stated that she had been considering a precautionary landing in a field
in low visibility before she spotted the airport.


All the best,


David