One thing I've learned through a life long passion in aviation is that if an aircraft is not performing correctly on the ground, it's not going to magically fix itself once it gets airborne. In fact, it might get worse and might even cause you to lose the aircraft and maybe more.
I am guilty a few times out of the thousands of flights that I have had that once the adrenaline gets pumping, I just wanna get up and fly despite some minor problems. It's at that specific time that an owner or pilot is most vulnerable to an error in judgement in order to try to outrace a storm or catch an event with only very short notice. As winter approaches, it's going to be a factor because you just want to get out, get your flight done and get back inside. A pilot might want to overlook a slight anomaly just to get airborne. That could be a big mistake.
I feel the same way about using generic batteries, generic props, and flying with a compas error before I even take off. I would rather just not fly and save myself a lot of time, money and aggravation.
Take your time, if something doesn't feel right it probably isn't, and don't let adrenaline ruin a perfectly good aircraft.
I am guilty a few times out of the thousands of flights that I have had that once the adrenaline gets pumping, I just wanna get up and fly despite some minor problems. It's at that specific time that an owner or pilot is most vulnerable to an error in judgement in order to try to outrace a storm or catch an event with only very short notice. As winter approaches, it's going to be a factor because you just want to get out, get your flight done and get back inside. A pilot might want to overlook a slight anomaly just to get airborne. That could be a big mistake.
I feel the same way about using generic batteries, generic props, and flying with a compas error before I even take off. I would rather just not fly and save myself a lot of time, money and aggravation.
Take your time, if something doesn't feel right it probably isn't, and don't let adrenaline ruin a perfectly good aircraft.
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