http://news.sky.com/story/1151978/passe ... -falls-ill
And to make matters worse, darkness was rapidly approaching!
I suspect that many of us would be quite confident? of doing the same, in a small Cessna Trainer, being very familiar with the local area in daylight, and in good meteorological conditions, and using our Flight Sim experience....
...but to navigate the aircraft, and safely land, during the hours of complete DARKNESS?....
...!During my daily 15 years of Sim flying my little GA Cessna Trainers, etc, I have never been comfortable Sim flying in poor visibility, and NEVER in darkness...(sunset to sunrise)... even with my good knowledge of Radio Navigation!
Just imagine trying to navigate, and safely land, in a local area, in total darkness, without reference to any familiar landmarks down below!
How do you think you would cope, in real life, being in John's position, in the same conditions?...
....!Bum clenching?
Paul...VFR Sim Pilot...
...!P.S....Two weeks after the incident, John took his first flying lesson!...
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If I had landed long or not decided to catch the closest taxiway we would have plowed right into Mr. Bambi. That prompted the lecture my instructor called the "RIBC Talk." Runway Incursion By Critters.
