Flying goals in order of importance...
1. Get someplace safely.
2. Get where you want to go, safely.
3. Get where you want to go on time, safely.

If you always follow those rules you should be safe.

Remember the USAF has peace time rules and nuclear war
rules.




--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
|A Lieberman wrote:
|
| On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:31:38 GMT, Matt Whiting wrote:
|
|
| Yes, I was intentionally contriving a high risk
operation, but giving a
| good reason for doing it. You conducted a high risk
operation with no
| good reason. That is exactly what is wrong with your
picture.
|
|
| Sorry, don't buy it.
|
| You don't have to.
|
|
| You are getting behind an airplane not entirely focused
on flying which
| makes you much more dangerous then me VFR over the top.
|
| I'm a very focused person when flying.
|
|
| In my opinion, if you get behind a yoke for your stated
reasons, that you
| have get home itis to get to your destination, you are
making the ultimate
| poorest pilot decision to fly where as in my situation,
I didn't have get
| home itis, and have alternatives when I flew VFR over
the top.
|
| What would be the difference with your situation and had
I pressed on for
| an ILS at 800 foot ceilings if the outcome is the
POTENTIALLY the same
| given the same weather conditions and piloting skills.?
|
| The difference is I'd have a good reason for taking the
risk.
|
|
| My risk factor would be much lower as I had choices then
your stated
| reasons.
|
| Risk factors are higher in your situation since you are
not completely
| focused on flying, but getting there.
|
| The risk factors are probably higher, that was the point
of the
| scenario. The difference is that the reward was also MUCH
higher. Risk
| isn't an absolute, it is about cost vs. benefit. My
scenario has a very
| high benefit/cost, whereas yours had almost none.
|
|
| Get home itis will kill you if you are not mentally
prepared to fly an
| airplane.
|
| No, get home itis never killed anyone. A poor decision,
or more likely
| a series of poor decisions, is the killer. Every time I
fly I want to
| get to my destination. If I didn't want to get there, I
wouldn't be
| going in the first place!
|
| Matt