Practicing For Emergencies (Without Going Broke)

摘要

One of the sad realities of general aviation becomes apparent upon reading a score or so NTSB accident reports: While true in-flight emergencies are rare, pilots who do not fly for a living have a less-than-stellar record of success when they stare one in the face. It is a blunt corollary to the simple fact that anything a human doesn't practice regularly doesn't get done well the next time it's needed. That's why pilots who take recurrent training every six months tend to have far, far fewer rnaccidents than pilots who only grudgingly take a flight review every 24. No matter how we try to sweep the mess under the rug, skills atrophy fast and anything we don't practice regularly we, sadly, screw up.