I saw your previous statement, Eric. And maybe I misunderstood what you
said.

I assume you said that you've mistakenly taken off with spoilers unlocked.
That's an oversight that I'm not railing about. Answer me this: Assuming
the spoilers sucked open sometime after liftoff, did you recognize it and
close them, or did you fly blissfully along wondering why it was suddenly so
noisy and your climb rate had diminished, not to mention the sudden drop
causing your head to bang the canopy?



"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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On 9/10/2011 12:19 PM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Why must we continue to try to make everything safe for everyone? Some
people should just NOT be flying aircraft. Or riding motorcycles, or
driving cars. I think we'd all be better served if these folks were told
to stop flying. But then we'd have to ask: "Who certified them as safe
and competent in the first place?"

Sorry if I sound harsh, but there are too many incompetent people in the
world, the result of putting their self esteem above their safety. If
they can't do it, why not just tell them so?

Sometimes we do, but it's not an easy task determining who is incompetent,
or if currently incompetent, will become competent. In a recent post, you
wrote:

If your spoilers "suck open" and you don't recognize it, you shouldn't
be flying.

Perhaps you missed my earlier response to that statement, but the basic
idea was: I know many competent pilots, including myself, that have had
this happen to them.

As many have pointed out, accidents are happening to pilots that appear
competent and are certainly experienced. It's not just the obvious bozo
that's having accidents.

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