Better check 'em again right before takeoff.


One morning in Baton Rouge, a TV cameraman I was flying shifted his camera
rig just as we left the hold short line and blocked his yoke's aft travel,
unbeknownst to me.

At rotation time on a short runway, I couldn't. That led to an unplanned
off-pavement excursion. No damage done besides the loss of 10 years off my
life, but the experience does teach that a lot of **** can happen between
the ramp and rotation.


--
Dan
T-182T at 4R4