| 2007/03/15 Hit some kind of bird while flying at night | |
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2007-03-15 14:51
by Merlin
in Flying
Current Music: Markus Schultz, Global DJ Broadcast 2006-03-23
Current Mood: Good So, monday night, I went for a practice IFR flight, and while I was flying with a hood on (i.e. I could see nothing outside, the instructor was the safety pilot who could see, except it was dark), we apparently hit a bird 10mn before landing. Neither of us realized and the plane flew fine, but now the club wants to charge me up to the full not at fault deductible for the accident, or $3500. I am now disputing this because I think it's bullshit that they don't cover this on the intructor's policy when the instructor was responsible for looking outside, even if it was dark. It's going to be a fun one, two pilot situations can be tricky when you try to determine fault... (not that I blame the instructor, I don't think it ought to be for him to pay out of pocket either, the club should have insurance to cover cases like this, but it looks like they don't...) |
| 2007/03/31 Nice view | |
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2007-03-31 22:03
by Merlin
in Flying
On the flight back from Dallas, the day after the worst weather ever, the next day, the weather was quite nice, and I noticed on my GPS (never mind the fact that AA seems not to want you to know where you are) that we were flying over the Grand Canyon. I also shot the Hoover Dam, where you can see new pillars having been built and the upcoming bridge due for some time 2008.
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