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akflyer
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Location: Soldotna AK
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 Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:49 am Post subject: flying hard IFR with only a VFR rating |
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In light of the recent discussions about proper spin training etc, I thought it prudent to post this story....
My ex-wife started taking flying lessons about the time our divorce started and she got her license shortly before our divorce was final, later that same year.
Yesterday afternoon, she narrowly escaped injury in the aircraft she was piloting when she was forced to make an emergency landing in Southern Tennessee because of bad weather. Thank God our kids were with me at the Beach House this weekend.
The NTSB issued a preliminary report, citing pilot error: Judy was flying a single engine aircraft in IFR (instrument flight rules) conditions while only having obtained a VFR (visual flight rules) rating.
The absence of a post-crash fire was likely due to insufficient fuel on board. No one on the ground was injured.
Photographs below were taken at the scene show the extent of damage to her aircraft.
She was very lucky.
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Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
Soldotna AK
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582 (147 hrs and counting on the rebuild)
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wingnut
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: Re: flying hard IFR with only a VFR rating |
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That was the funniest thing I've read in a while. I'm going to forward that one to my non flying friends.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: flying hard IFR with only a VFR rating |
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What a waste. Such a beautiful machine. 
do not archive
akflyer <akflyer_2000(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
[quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "akflyer"
In light of the recent discussions about proper spin training etc, I thought it prudent to post this story....
My ex-wife started taking flying lessons about the time our divorce started and she got her license shortly before our divorce was final, later that same year.
Yesterday afternoon, she narrowly escaped injury in the aircraft she was piloting when she was forced to make an emergency landing in Southern Tennessee because of bad weather. Thank God our kids were with me at the Beach House this weekend.
The NTSB issued a preliminary report, citing pilot error: Judy was flying a single engine aircraft in [quote][b]
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darinh
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
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Location: Utah
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:04 am Post subject: Re: flying hard IFR with only a VFR rating |
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That is really weird, I saw the same image last week but the story was related to Hillary Clinton...
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GONER752(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: flying hard IFR with only a VFR rating |
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Very good. Ya got me..And I got a good laugh. Thanks.
Greg G.
Macedon, N.Y.
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See wh [quote][b]
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