Hero emulation

On Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 8:08:29 AM UTC+3, Tom wrote:
Oh, I forgot - there is a good argument that a low pass is not legal. That whole minimum altitude over "a congested area but “not for the purpose of takeoff or landing.� Take a look at 91.119, make your call eyes wide open. Sorry to take all the fun out of it. I know - there's many rationalizations, justifications and arguments. Not trying to pick a fight - just pointing out some issues with the practice of this maneuver.

Power pilots deliberately practice "missed approach" with no intention of landing on the first pass all the time.

I used to do it.Â* Started at, say, 500' AGL and worked my way down on
successive flights.Â* It was a hoot!Â* I'm older now and want to get older
still, so I don't do it any more.Â* I'm still not willing to tell someone
else not to have a good time.Â* As Dirty Harry used to say, "A man's got
to know his limitations."

On 2/23/2018 9:12 PM, Tom wrote:
Fun - probably. Useful - no. Good for the sport - questionable. Good role model - ehhh. Judgement and risk management - not so great. Having to deal with the aftermath and bad publicity as the local airport and member of the community- not great and as as it's happened before, visiting glider pilot does something profanely stupid and the local folks clean up the mess.

I think I'll "pass".

Tom

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