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Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of a flight earlier in the month that I made from AVL to SUT, that my passengers weren't thrilled about having to wait a day to go, but it was the right decision. It's nice to have that validation.

Thanks Charlie, for having the humility to share gaffs like these with the rest of us. We can really learn from others decisions and thought processes. Safe flying!

Great decision Charlie. It is so hard to say NO. So if we do, it's reason to be proud. Our decisions need to leave us enough margins for the items we can't control and in that situation you couldn't make sure of that. Much better to be on the ground, wishing you were in the air, than in the air, wishing you were on the ground. Looking forward to your float plane footage Many happy landings to you.

Thanks for sharing! I use the 3 strikes rule and the strikes can be as small as not eating lunch. This flight i would've done this 1. Rushed / plane just out of maintenance 2. Night 3. Storms cancel the flight, this method helps me make go/no-go decisions.

This is great stuff, as always. I've made a few no-go decisions while standing at the plane, with a friends who cleared their schedules to fly with me. It always feels bad to deny yourself the opportunity to get off the ground, but it's better than being dead. For those of us who fly as a hobby, the risks need not be taken. And it's good to see how a respectable experienced pilot processes these decisions as well. Thank you for sharing!

This is a really great reflection. As a

Safety Slips in Small Stages (or was it Steps?). Brilliant for practicing what you preach!. It will be a reminder to me the next time I have a hard decision like that one. BTW, I live in San Antonio and hangar in Castroville. When you come back this way again, I'd love to drive or fly over to your location just to meet you. I'd even buy your lunch. BTW, I'm glad you got to talk to your Dad on the way. My own Dad died when I was 38. Once your folks are gone, they are gone. As Christians, we shall see them again in the resurrection, but for now... I know your Dad must be so proud of you, Charlie.

@kdhander

Ай бұрын

Love your response. I lost my dad when I was 21, and will see him again in the resurrection as well. And possibly we can meet.

This is a great analysis on making a proper go, no-go decision and the factors that can lead us down the wrong path. Good choice. Thank you.

Good job coming to a safe solution. I would have convinced my wife to drive with me Tuesday and spend the night. She didn't like flying because she always wanted a fixed schedule. Work was different. Flying a 3500 mile pipeline loop meant always some weather, but allowed logical options. West first or east first, visit pipeline managers during slow moving warm front IMC, work late in front of cold front and then lay up, reverse course back down know pipeline right of way if marginal weather gets to bad, etc. I went by you at Addison on a deadhead between my Midland to Meacham and Caddo Mills to Jackson, Mississippi lines.

Wow, most excellent! A great example of what TO do. So glad you recognized the slope on which you were sliding and made a great choice to get off. As you were describing the scenario I could feel myself tense as the holes of the swiss cheese lined up. Thank the Lord you chose to get rid of the cheese. As an instructor I value this as an excellent example of how to use the preflight process to assess risk. If I was actively instructing, this is a video I’d have my students watch. Really enjoy your content.

@AirplaneAcademy

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I like your swiss cheese metaphor..... might have to use that.

GOOD FOR YOU! Too many people will say I did this so never do what I did. However, they never go through a process as to why they made the mistake they did. Being able to realize when you are going down the wrong path happens to all of us. It's being humble enough to always be on the ready to spot when the risks are piling up and to call it quits. The thought of being up there and with no good options and the embarrassment usually keeps me cautious but never completely immune.

Excellent decision making criteria Charlie.

Thank you. I needed to hear this

I like the lesson that small things during the day adds up big issues. I’ve shared this video with other aviation friends.

KUDOS for sharing a good pilot's analysis of how to avoid stupid flying decisions and remain safe.

Thank you. I am grateful for you showing us your thoughts process and evaluating the obstacles you were considering. I am glad that safety is so important to you.

Great vid. Thanks!

Great editing as always, really enjoy your videos 😊

Excellent example of Heinrich Theory of safety triangle. 88% of accidents happen due to a decision to carry out an unsafe act. Thanks.

You made the right decision, no question.

Good stuff Charlie. I go through the same decision making process every time I go up.

Great analysis! Congrats on 100K subs! I remember when there were a lot fewer!!

@AirplaneAcademy

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! Appreciate you following the channel!

No matter what you apply these to they always ring true. 1) a moments inattention can cost a life time. 2) disasters dont just happen. They are the last link in a chain containing many bad links. In other words multiple bad decisions. Goid job enlightening how a fight can go good or bad by preflight decision making.

Thanks bud you are the best and I am so glad you didn’t put yourself in those slippery safety things and I am sure your family feels the same way

Charlie, Congrats on 100k subs! You seem like a very genuine person, and I am thankful that you make the content so engaging! I pray the Lord continues to bless you in your endeavors.

@AirplaneAcademy

Ай бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate it!

Honestly this video made me subscribe. Down to earth, honest and just some badass advice

@AirplaneAcademy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that and am glad you found it helpful!

1. Fsck! 5 hours from Dallas to Friedrichsburg? Never thought it would take that long (ADS to T82 was one of my first long XCs and the first time I did everything at an airport in German, IYKYK!) 2. Yep. We all have our "Shit, I really fscked up this time" moments... thanks for confronting it like it is

@keithbohnert3748

Ай бұрын

Go i-20 West to 16 South, Takes about 4:15 -4:30. No Traffic, 3 Stoplights to Goldthwaite and Speed Limit is 75.......Or Suggested to be 75.

Nailed it!

Great thoughts..... safety.... safety.... safety.... we have found the enemy..... and we are it.. thanks for ending with good decisions..... many little things can lead to big problems.... Great video...... bob

Great example and way to put how some pilots can make not the greatest of decisions into perspective. I watch Pilot Debrief a lot and sometimes I think damn how did that seem like a good idea.

Well done Charlie. I think pilots don't put themselves in the "holy shit" moment in the airplane that pushing the limits ultimately leads you too. If more imagine being in too deep and what that feels and looks like in a small GA plane they would definitely make better decisions. Tomorrow is always a good day to fly.

Congrats on 100k

@AirplaneAcademy

10 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@rosstheboss8633

9 күн бұрын

@@AirplaneAcademy As a student pilot, this channel is a great resource!

R E A S O N plates ! Swiss cheese holes stared to line up. Last defend line is your own judgement. When there are doubts there are no doubts period. Like my first old instructor always told me : your first enemy is you Fly safe everybody and happy landings ✈️

Greetings Charlie from Buenos Aires - Argentina. Let´s see: you said you´ve been working all day. My (first) humble suggestion: never (repeat, NEVER) begin a trip (neither by car NOR by plane) in late afternoon after work. Your body will be somehow tired and (worst of all) stressed; hence your reflects meaning your response to unusual situations won´t be as clear; rapid and efficient. No urgency; no obligation can justify entering a "danger zone". My (second) humble suggestion: when in doubt between GO-NO-GO decision; is much better deciding the NO-GO option. Regards ...!

You should try MSFS and try to fly an airliner (to see what the difference is from flying a skylane

Thanks for sharing which being disabled I make those "go, no go" choices all the time so I can tell you never be a shaming of having to mwke one and backing out of an event... As they say it's better wishing your in the the sky then be wishing your on the ground... Which in sim the other day I was flying the Orbix Blackwing not quite LSA ffron NAS Jax to hetrow Jax florida and these big nasty looking clouds from an almost tropical storm were rolling in on me... started it up and headed west as fast as I could... Buut then anoth spawned... and another... and I was to fast to land had to take another runway... I felt that wanting to be on the ground as I know this little plane would not take one of those bad boys... But I manged to land and one of them were 100 feet above the airport... no rain just thunder... Odd is the sim ok the next day I was checking the mkail and yeah those clouds appear over an hour just thunder and disappear... But still scary when flying a smol plane.

I have implemented Mike Patey's three strike rule. I don't break it. Even if I want to.

Safety slips in small stages which cause the holes in the swiss cheese to align. Also, 4:38 😂👍

The weather in DFW has been pretty bad this season.

Was that the White Float Plane? Saw it the Other day while @ the Dog Park!@ LBJ Park

Ever since I started flying my flight instructor taught my to use a flow chart, everything on the flow chart had to be yes in order to fly, any no answer was a no-fly.

@Cotz95

Ай бұрын

Is this flow chart online somewhere? 😁

@747FoSophie

Ай бұрын

@@Cotz95 There maybe something online, but I used pen and paper.

Drive down….! Since you didn’t leave at 12 noon!

So, when you did fly your plane next, did any post-maintenance issues appear?

There are two absolutes that most GA pilots must avoided at all costs. Thunderstorms and icing. Stay on the ground. No exceptions.

Swiss cheese model

love this one..why push your conditions and lining up the swiss cheese model so to speak. Flying should be fun.....not "stressed"

Flying a piston at night is suicide. If the engine fails your chance of survival is next to nil. Big gamble!