On 26 Aug 2004 23:48:04 GMT, Andrew Sarangan
wrote:


I remember a discussion recently whether pilots are safer drivers. I
believed that to be true until recently. As a pilot, I tend to look up at
the sky while driving, particularly if an airplane is flying. The other day
I was looking up at the clouds to figure out which direction the wind was
blowing. The car in front of me made a sudden stop. You guessed it. I ran
into that car. This would not have happened had I not been a pilot
distracted by the sky. This is my first auto-incident ever, in twenty years
of driving. I guess that still makes me a safe driver, but not as safe as I
thought I was.

I sympathize. I rear ended a 52 Ford that stopped suddenly. I was on
a Honda 50 "Super Cub" riding to 02C to work on my Triumph Bonneville
that was in the main hanger. I looked over my shoulder to check
overtaking traffic and then Whamo. Ultralights and regular traffic
don't mix! G