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I don't believe I was embarrassed about any of my failures.. all of them can be attributed to a "Pilot Error" of some sort or another ("Barber Polling" the throttles, too low & slow on approach, too high and fast on an approach, "forcing" a landing that one knows he isn't going to make before he even tries.. It's all part of the game.. Fortunately, we can walk away from these landings/crashes, a "real pilot" would know better and would have never put his plane in a risky situation.
This race was, for me, a physically and mentally challenging (read Fatiguing) ordeal.. Like I mentioned once before, My Dad flew B-29's from Guam (Anderson AAF) to Tokyo and back.. non-stop (Show of Force Missions in '48-'49).. He was in his late twenties.. I'm not!
I hope folks enjoyed my "Leg Reports".. I tried to convey something interesting out of an otherwise boring several hours of flying (What is it they say?? Flying is hours and hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror!), plus add a bit of humor where I could..
Let me know as soon as you can, when you think you'll fly the last leg.. I'll do my best to be there cheering you on.. If on Hamachi, I might fly the last thirty or so minutes with you, if you'd like the company..
Remember.. Blue Up, Green/Brown Down...
I don't believe I was embarrassed about any of my failures.. all of them can be attributed to a "Pilot Error" of some sort or another ("Barber Polling" the throttles, too low & slow on approach, too high and fast on an approach, "forcing" a landing that one knows he isn't going to make before he even tries.. It's all part of the game.. Fortunately, we can walk away from these landings/crashes, a "real pilot" would know better and would have never put his plane in a risky situation.
This race was, for me, a physically and mentally challenging (read Fatiguing) ordeal.. Like I mentioned once before, My Dad flew B-29's from Guam (Anderson AAF) to Tokyo and back.. non-stop (Show of Force Missions in '48-'49).. He was in his late twenties.. I'm not!
I hope folks enjoyed my "Leg Reports".. I tried to convey something interesting out of an otherwise boring several hours of flying (What is it they say?? Flying is hours and hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror!), plus add a bit of humor where I could..
Let me know as soon as you can, when you think you'll fly the last leg.. I'll do my best to be there cheering you on.. If on Hamachi, I might fly the last thirty or so minutes with you, if you'd like the company..
Remember.. Blue Up, Green/Brown Down...
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