MAYDAY in the Everglades

Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
"Marty from Florida" marty@-x-x-x- remove -x-x- worth.net writes:

[...] I know as a given fact that I will not get hurt in a general
aviation aircraft that I'm flying during daylight hours. It's just
a
fact that comes with a great respect for the unexpected (I have a
healthy fear of what I don't know). [..]

I hate to say this, but all that respect and pre-flight attention is
just not a guarantee that you won't be hurt. There are unfortunately
many ways to get hurt in an airplane, some foreseeable, some
preventable, and some neither. I don't want to scare you by dreaming
up scenario after scenario, but rest assured that they exist.


I've definitely gotta agree with that one. If you know it is a fact
that you won't be hurt in an aircraft that you're flying day VFR, then,
with all due respect, you are deluding yourself. Of course, you
probably won't be convinced of that until it actually happens (been
there, done that, still have the blood soaked T-shirt). A great
respect for the unexpected will not guarantee that the unexpected will
not happen. Not by a long shot.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)