And it's really easy for me to sit at this computer at my cluttered desk and
think about what I'd do if put in that situation. I'd like to think that I'd
react in a proper manner, but that "heat of the moment" you mentioned above
can
sure make things trying. One of the old guys that taught me to fly used to
say
"anyone can be taught to fly. It is not a difficult thing to accomplish.
It's
knowing what to do when things go to worms that makes a true pilot." I tend
to
agree with statement wholeheartedly.


Stephen Austin

You'll get no arguments from me on that one. One thing about the "heat of the
moment" from my POV as an RC pilot. Regardless of what happens to the model, I
know I'm going home, alive and well! I'll have a bit of a pain in my wallet
after buying the parts to fix the model but that'll be the extent of my
injuries. I can only imagine what goes through your mind, knowing your life is
on the line. It certainly increases the "incentive" factor for you 1:1 scale
pilots.

Fly Safe,
Steve R.