Originally Posted by
ManiacQuilter2
When I was a student pilot, while flying, I watched 5 guys approach a small airport north of Los Angeles in the wrong direction. I had a small book on local airports and the way to approach the airport for landing. We were all student pilots and had to go look for someone to sign our log books that we actually flew to that airport. The old man asked "who flew the Cherokee airplane". I said it was me and then he proceed to scold all the guys of how I was the only one who correctly approached this airport. I kept a very straight face but was chuckling inside. I think it is just buried somewhere in their DNA!
my husband is a pilot. your experience with inept "pilots" frightens the crap out of me! I hope that none of them continued in their flying. good grief! Could have been a tragic ending. Well trained pilots don't make that mistake.
sandy