A Suicidal Student?

[PositionandHold]

I see your point. I'm no psychologist, but I just didn't think he would tell that to someone so random. Someone he'd never met before.

You seem to be more informed about this than me, though.

 

[AV80R]

“I see your point. I'm no psychologist, but I just didn't think he would tell that to someone so random. Someone he'd never met before. “

From the way it was explained to me most of the time you’re correct, they will look to confine in someone they know. Unless they’re really embarrassed about feeling the way they do, then they might confine to a total stranger. One big surprise to me was that males were less inclined to talk to their friends and relatives than the females.

Some “unusual” symptoms that something might not be right? People who have been known to be grumpy all of a sudden become very friendly and almost overly joyful (they know they’ll be heading to a “better place” because they made up their minds). They like to give out some of their belongings for seemingly no reason; in my case I received (and still have ) a small Corsair airplane model. “…I really don’t have any space for this thing and it just keeps collecting dust anyway, please take it…” was what I was told. Giving away stuff is a form of “ensuring a positive legacy” from what was explained to me. I keep the airplane so I won’t ever forget what to do if I get suspicious. Murky subject…

 

[nosehair]

The facts behind why your airplane won't be blown up by a smoker(ever, face it) are interesting. I think.

I agree with you on the knee-jerk response thing. I hate to see that in any situation.

But I think you might be surprised to learn that the no-smoking rule came about 'back in the day' when the military was figuring all this airplane stuff out. Much of our systematic way of operating is from that time, and does need to be rethought, I agree, but I would never use the word 'never'.

Oops ! I just did, didn't I?

Think big airplanes and heavy fuel flows with heavy rich vapors overflowing from high wings with a match or lighted cigarette underneath the wing beneath the heavy rich vapor overflow. Think it might happen?

Yeah, I know that's not gonna happen refueling your warrior, but we follow a lot of rules which can be bended to adjust to the real time situation, and that is the point of not responding in a knee-jerk fashion, but still, we need to be ever concious of habit patterns which can overlow into dangerous situations.

 

[lowtimedriver]

He should be safe to fly with. Afterall, he got shot down twice in the Nam and lived. Sounds like a pretty lucky dude to me. Wear a parachute just in case though.

 

[Andrew_VT]

Metro you're my hero...well said

I have to censor most of what I say on these boards cause if I dont it all comes out like your post. Then I get PM's from people telling me I'm a prick.

There's that whole "Aviation is a small community thing" and my screenname makes me trackable. But yeah, telling on a 'nam vet for, well, being a 'nam vet...priceless.

 

[RemoveB4Flght]

I had a guy the same way... war vet that figured his time over there gave him a lifetime pass to do whatever he pleased. He was very cavalier with the rules and regs that the flightschool enforced on everyone else. It ended up being another former student/renter who was also a Nam vet that set the guy straight. They damn sure deserve our respect only up to the point where they lose it... and sounds like he's headed in that direction. Yeah maybe he was trying to save face, but as was previously stated, smoking around the planes is a no-brainer that shouldn't require explanation. If it was something like using profanity or other decorum i'd say let it slide, but if reckless behavior continues, i wouldn't fly with him.

 

[Morettis]

Smoking around an airplane? wtf, have you not flown anything older than 10 years old? Most everything I've flown has god damn ash trays built into the plane. Somethin tells me it's not going to hurt anything...

 

[RemoveB4Flght]

Haha...good point... but that's back when they thought cigarettes had vitamin C, lead based paints looked great on the walls of a kid's bedroom, asbestos doubled as pillow stuffing...

oh the times, they are-a-changin

 

[gear goes down]

Just for an update the guy came back to the airport the other day to let me know that he was denied his medical certificate. He went on to explain why and it was for the same reason i suspected.

 

[PDH]

Just for an update the guy came back to the airport the other day to let me know that he was denied his medical certificate. He went on to explain why and it was for the same reason i suspected.

Good eye. Psychologists make more money than most pilots. Anyway, that just goes to show you that you can never be too careful.