Why do you 180?

"BillC85" writes:

Why do you 180 instead of pressing on? What are your motivations? What goes
through your head?

I'll answer a different question:

What preparation can I do to make the "180" decision easier?

I think it starts days or weeks ahead of a long trip (into different
weather systems than what you launched with). It starts by allowing
for extra time to get home, so you're not under time pressure to
get-back-home because otherwise I'll miss something important at work
or whatever. You allow extra money to stay at a motel and rent a car
if needed. You allow for yet more time and money to go home without
the plane and retrieve it later.

That doesn't mean that for every overnight trip you take 3 weeks
vacation. It does mean your family and boss and coworker understand
they may get a call saying you're going to be X days late getting
back.

Wizard of Draws wrote:

Not too subtle? g

Actually, I thought it was just the right touch.

George Patterson
If you want to know God's opinion of money, just look at the people
he gives it to.

It does not start days or weeks ahead of a long trip...

It starts with day one of your pilot training...

"The wind today is about 10° off the runway heading with a slight quartering
(explain) headwind (explain) and that is well within the limits of the aircraft.
The ceiling is 3500 and has been that way for all day long, and that is well
within our limits. Let's go flying."

"The wind today is about 45° crosswind to the runway and 40 knots, so let's go
sit down and see what that means with respect to 'maximum crosswind component'".

"The ceiling today is a raggedy 1500' and the visbility is stinko. Let's talk
about it."

You have limits at 40 hours.

You have different limits at 400 hours.

You have different limits at 4000 hours.

That's why most accidents happen at 30 hours, 300 hours, and 3000 hours.


Jim



Bob Fry
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-"BillC85" writes:
-
- Why do you 180 instead of pressing on? What are your motivations? What goes
- through your head?
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-I'll answer a different question:
-
-What preparation can I do to make the "180" decision easier?
-
-I think it starts days or weeks ahead of a long trip

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:35:30 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:



BillC85 wrote:

Why do you 180 instead of pressing on? What are your motivations? What goes
through your head?

Because I don't want a bunch of postings on this newsgroup saying variations of "I
knew that stupid ******* would ball it up some day."

I think that just about says it all:-)) ... and many, if not most of
us would agree.

The mark of a good instructor. Short, accurate, and to the point.


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
George Patterson
If you want to know God's opinion of money, just look at the people
he gives it to.