Gut Feelings

[T tail]

Think the best advice I ever got was "listen to your gut feeling" the second best advice I ever got was "If you really want a job you'll eventually get one"....there was something to about bar girls??

Anyway long story short after an incident with everyone telling me it was an indicator NF/NR problem and knowing deep down it was mechanical(turned out to be the FCU) if you have that gut gnawing feeling there is something wrong with the machine and alot of people are telling you there isn't, just back yourself a little, you could more then likely be right

 

Have a Merry Xmas and a drunken New Year

 

 

TT

[dimit]

That's a good one, T-tail.

 

I come from an adventure sports background, so I'm pretty risk tolerant. Knowing that, my measure of acceptable risk is, "If I have to ask myself the question (should I go? do I have enuf fuel? do I have enuf power? etc) then I already know the answer: NO!"

 

Season's best!

 

DM

[212wrench]

Or if it doesn't look right, it probably isn't

[coastdog]

Our business is one of risk management and most of us are pretty good at it. That said we all fall prey to the notion of perceived reduction of risk. The more often you do something risky and get away with it, pushing weather, overloading, flying with maintenance deficiencies, operating in the curve (when you don't have to), etc., you begin to feel the risk for that activity is reduced. The actual risk of course remains the same - it never changes, just our perception of it.

 

So over time we can get complacent about accepting risk. Gut sense is a good thing, but you have to keep it sharp and use it. Always keep risk in it's proper perspective!

[Swissmatt]

nice pic coastdog, like the 47

[coastdog]

PS - Does anyone remember the movie "Always"?

 

I like to think my "gut feelings" are in fact the spirits of past aviators intervening, steering my subconscious thought process.

 

That would explain the voices .....

[coastdog]

nice pic coastdog, like the 47

 

Swissmatt, that is in fact myself, Campbell River Spit, circa 1962.

The cowboy hat and sixguns slung on my hips might have suggested different career aspirations. I discovered later that flying airplanes and helicopters paid more and did not require proficiency on a shovel ....

[Guest graunch1]

RE: Always--- great opening shot with the two fishermen and the Canso. Can't remember the rest

[koalaa119]

Had a similar situation years back. Got put on a machine and as I started to fly it noticed that the TOT was about 100-150 degs lower than what my experience suggested it should be. Mentioned it to maintenance and they checked it out, but said it was fine. I kept flying it and periodically mentioned that it was off. Sure it was in the green, but if I am 100degrees low, than every time I start the a/c I am overtemping the a/c. Well, 200 hours after I got off the a/c some other pilot had an engine failure.(in hover no injuries) From what I heard the guage was out about 170degs when they tested it. Still shake my head that I didn't refuse to fly it until they did a Barfield. I could have saved an engine and some other pilot from experiencing the stress of an engine failure. So many things in flying seems like a thin line. Pushing weather, trying to work the machine to the limits and being economical and serving the customers. It is hard to keep the gut feelings sharp, but I agree it is vital to reducing the risks we face everyday.

 

cheers

[splitpin]

Had a similar situation years back. Got put on a machine and as I started to fly it noticed that the TOT was about 100-150 degs lower than what my experience suggested it should be. Mentioned it to maintenance and they checked it out, but said it was fine. I kept flying it and periodically mentioned that it was off. Sure it was in the green, but if I am 100degrees low, than every time I start the a/c I am overtemping the a/c. Well, 200 hours after I got off the a/c some other pilot had an engine failure.(in hover no injuries) From what I heard the guage was out about 170degs when they tested it. Still shake my head that I didn't refuse to fly it until they did a Barfield. I could have saved an engine and some other pilot from experiencing the stress of an engine failure. So many things in flying seems like a thin line. Pushing weather, trying to work the machine to the limits and being economical and serving the customers. It is hard to keep the gut feelings sharp, but I agree it is vital to reducing the risks we face everyday.

 

cheers

 

Excellent post koalaa119:

As I have said so many times before-- The A/C will ALWAYS talk to you. It's up to you to listen.