Flight Lesson #10: Emergency Procedures

While waiting in the lobby at PCF this morning, I saw these poster hanging on the wall. When I lived in Miami, I had seen these art deco style travel prints. I remembered taking a liking to them but never knew who was the artist. I enquired about the prints and was told that they purchased the prints from Grey Young Publishing in Santa Barbara.

I googled the publishing company when I came home and discovered the artist was Kerne Erickson. I perused his gallery and found many familiar prints that I had seen when I lived in Miami. I love these vintage aircrafts and am going to purchase these to hang in my home.



Today's lesson, we practiced emergency procedures. The two most important points I have to remember is:

1) Maintain BEST GLIDE (60 knots in Cessna 152)
2) Find landing site (noting wind direction and velocity)

In my guitar class last night, I met two other seasoned pilots. It was really great talking to them as they supported my decision to learn to fly. It is surprising how many pilots (male/female) I have run into (ie. art class and guitar class). I like the comraderie amongst pilots. I especially enjoy their tales.

An old college peer told me this tale: When he was thirteen, his family was flying home when the aircraft they were in was caught in a bad turbulent storm. Everyone was told to proceed with the emergency procedures and he remembered, being scared, holding hands with a complete stranger - young girl next to him. Twenty years later, on an expedition in Africa, he meets up with this same girl. What are the odds?? Fate intervened again, ten years after Africa, they run into each other at JFK Airport New York. They were both engaged to someone at the time, but decided to maintain a friendship. Several months later, they realized fate kept bringing back together for a reason. They are now happily married.. to each other.

Do you have any frightening or airplane related tales to tell?