The Perils of Being A Celebrity Pilot

Bust your altitude and it makes the papers (or the Drudge Report, in this
case):

http://www.wokr13.tv/entertainment/s...35C-E98C-4449-
B718-22EEF76AE40A

Morgan Freeman was flying into TEB (in a turbine I presume since he says he
was coming down to 3000 from FL210) and it appears he got his clearance
confused with the approach procedure which had a step-down at 2000. I
presume he'll be back in the air again soon after some remedial training.

-cwk.

I particularly like this quote:


The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going
to ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's
a three-dimensional effort."

End of quote.






On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:11:04 GMT, "C Kingsbury"
wrote:

Bust your altitude and it makes the papers (or the Drudge Report, in this
case):

http://www.wokr13.tv/entertainment/s...35C-E98C-4449-
B718-22EEF76AE40A

Morgan Freeman was flying into TEB (in a turbine I presume since he says he
was coming down to 3000 from FL210) and it appears he got his clearance
confused with the approach procedure which had a step-down at 2000. I
presume he'll be back in the air again soon after some remedial training.

-cwk.

In article ,
wrote:

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going
to ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's
a three-dimensional effort."

I hope that's a transcription error and he said he was being _censured_
by the FAA.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:38:56 GMT, (Ben Jackson) wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going
to ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's
a three-dimensional effort."

I hope that's a transcription error and he said he was being _censured_
by the FAA.


These days, you can never be sure.

I wonder what are the three dimensions involved in holding altitude? Seems
like there's only one involved.

"Ben Jackson" wrote in message
news:4iqtd.157266$5K2.123276@attbi_s03...
In article ,
wrote:

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going
to ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's
a three-dimensional effort."

I hope that's a transcription error and he said he was being _censured_
by the FAA.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

Jeremy Lew wrote:

I wonder what are the three dimensions involved in holding altitude? Seems
like there's only one involved.

Plus two for geographical location. You have to be able
to control all three to stay at a legal altitude for the
airspace you are in.
CV

wrote in message
...
I particularly like this quote:


The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going
to ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's
a three-dimensional effort."

My instrument students mastering BAI would agree. Holding altitude didn't
seem to be his problem; adhering to clearances did, however.

C Kingsbury wrote:

Bust your altitude and it makes the papers (or the Drudge Report, in this
case):

http://www.wokr13.tv/entertainment/s...35C-E98C-4449-
B718-22EEF76AE40A

Morgan Freeman was flying into TEB (in a turbine I presume since he says he
was coming down to 3000 from FL210) and it appears he got his clearance
confused with the approach procedure which had a step-down at 2000. I
presume he'll be back in the air again soon after some remedial training.

-cwk.



Holding altitude is the hardest part of flying? If he really believes
this, then he definitely needs some remedial training.


Matt

"C Kingsbury" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
ink.net...
Bust your altitude and it makes the papers (or the Drudge Report, in this
case):

http://www.wokr13.tv/entertainment/s...35C-E98C-4449-
B718-22EEF76AE40A
Morgan Freeman was flying into TEB (in a turbine I presume since he says
he
was coming down to 3000 from FL210) and it appears he got his clearance
confused with the approach procedure which had a step-down at 2000. I
presume he'll be back in the air again soon after some remedial training.
-cwk.
j

just being curious when reading that from over here in austria..
are the faa really that strict and ground you for being at not a cleared
altitude - for whatever reason?

regards
wolfgang
FTLOWW 081000Z 081812 33004KT 1500 SCT005 BKN008 TEMPO 2109 0600 FZFG VV002
TEMPO 0006 -DZ BECMG 0911 4000 BR= ifr-weather;-)

"Wolfgang K." wrote:

just being curious when reading that from over here in austria..
are the faa really that strict and ground you for being at not a cleared
altitude - for whatever reason?

It depends on the situation. If your altitude excursion does not cause a
problem for ATC, the controller most likely won't write you up. He may if he
has to move other aircraft around because you busted your altitude
assignment. He definitely will if your mistake causes a loss of separation
with another aircraft.
--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM