Fly the aircraft

On Sep 10, 4:00*am, Scott wrote:
On 9-9-2011 21:53, Walt Connelly wrote: There is a well documented, and true story where I fly of a female pilot
who found a small snake in the cockpit after she took off. *She remained
calm, flew the tow, released and having grabbed the snake, opened the
window and ejected same. *I'm sure that was one confused snake on the
way to the ground.

Now what city boys out there would have messed their pants and screamed
like a little girl had the same thing happened to them?

Walt

Depends on the snake variety

The ground squirrels burrowing under my hangar at The Tucson Soaring
Club have recently all been eaten by rattlesnakes. I am quite happy
with the arrangement, except the fat and happy snakes can't get out
and curl up round my glider. I relocate them when I can, but
sometimes am forced to speak to them severely.

Mike

Hallo Ramy, you wrote at 09.10.2011 00:49

I wonder if some of the many unexplained fatal accidents can be
attributed to bees/snakes/spiders/mice etc. No need to be alergic,
panic may be sufficient to incapacitate...

so the solution of the problem is:

"don't panic!"

SCNR ...

but, seriously: one should to learn to overcome any beginning feeling of
panic to stay calm and maintain his ability of reacting in a rational
manner. One way to achieve this is mental training. Imagine situations
which could lead you into panic. Play through all the options you have;
do this with different settings. Do it repetitively. Ask experienced
pilots how they dealt with similar situations, include their answers in
your imagination. You'll build a couple of possible reactions in the
imagined situations, which can be recalled if you experience such a
situation in reality - and you are mentally used to those situations.
This will make the appearance of panic much more improbable and
effective reactions more probable.

Surely, simulator training is another way to achieve this. But mental
training is a thing you can do (nearly) wherever you are.

regards
Werner

Hey, Al! Was that *our* LS-6 where you had that adventure?

My allergy to wasp stings was discovered in 1971. In 1975, I had one make
its presence known in the cockpit of an Air Force T-33. Since I hadn't
taken off yet, I raised the canopy and shooed him out. I, too, now carry an
EpiPen...


"Albert Thomas" wrote in message
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On Sep 8, 7:41 pm, Carl B wrote:
Modern gliders give very little indications of a stall (another
reason
why training in old clunkers like the 2-33 is counterproductive). Add
a little distraction or a higher priority task (Bee in the cockpit!)

Is a bee in the cockpit enough of a distraction or a higher priority
task than flying
the aircraft. If you think so you should reread "Fate is the Hunter".

Carl B

I have a severe reaction to bee stings. I'm pretty careful about it
and haven't been stung in over 30 years. I carried an "EpiPen" with me
to contests or anywhere where I was traveling away from prompt medical
attention. But I didn't carry it in the cockpit back then. A sting to
the neck or upper torso would probably give me an hour or less to live
without medical attention. I had a mad bee enter the cockpit while I
was at 9K feet on task at a regional contest near Colorado Springs
about 10 years ago back. It might has well been a live hand grenade in
the cockpit as far as I was concerned. I was in contact with the C/S
tower (10 miles east) and was close to calliing an inflight emergency
with request for emergency landing with standby medical attention just
before I managed to kill the bee. During that time I also considered
bailing out of the aircraft to get away from the bee. Yes, I was
flying the sailplane the whole time (not very coordinated though) but
that bee had my full attention. After that happened one of my EpiPen
is always in my car when I drive and in my aircraft when I fly.

A mad bee in the cockpit is a different kind of event for those of us
for whom a sting could be a fatal event.

Al T

In my opinion riding a aircraft one can feel the nature & will definitely enjoy it.But,one thing is sure that riding a aircraft is not a easy thing.I hope in future you get the chance of riding the plane.