Hail shafts, windshear. getting shot at, hi-jackers, wake turbulence,
exceedingly optimistic braking reports from the tower, unforecast mountain
rotor waves....

If you fly long enough, s**t happens. If Mr. Honeck flies long enough,
eventually s**t will happen to him. Hopefully he will come out unscathed,
but with a better understanding of the concept of 's**t happens'. You can
quote every flying manual ever written verbatim, word for word, and Mother
Nature can still get you. Mother Nature can't read.

I've experienced wind shear, severe wake turbulence, glare ice runways, and
I've flown over the mountains. And, thanks to decent training and a
dedication to flying that means I'm not only current, but proficient, I came
through somewhat rattled, but unscathed.

Getting shot at or being hijacked has (so far) not happened. I would tend
to place those occurrences under the "mechanical failure -- out of the
pilot's control" heading, quite frankly.

This all said, I'm not sure I'm following your train of thought here. By
saying "s*it happens" are you implying that I survived these challenges
through luck?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"