Single Eng. Piston over water

[minitour]

What type?

The higher I can go, the happier/more willing I'd be.

-mini

 

[avbug]

they'll fly the same plane with the same engine for 1000's of miles over land, but as soon as they get over water, their asshole puckers up and they turn into a bunch of sissies........

Perhaps a more intelligent rendering would have read "...and they turn into a bunch of idiots."

When I think of single engine pilots over the water and mountains at night, in instrument conditions, and a host of other places, I think of people who probably belong on the Jerry Springer show. Perhaps they didn't sleep with their sister while juggling cats during a drug deal, but they're just as stupid, and ultimately, just as much a circus show. If one intends to be that foolish, at least don't make it a public affair.

 

[FN FAL]

When I think of single engine pilots over the water and mountains at night, in instrument conditions, and a host of other places, I think of people who probably belong on the Jerry Springer show.

Stanley Stupid: I'm, well, to tell you the truth, I'm my own Grandpa.

Talk Show Hostess: You're your own Grandpa? Well, for some of us who don't understand this, can you explain?

Stanley Stupid: Well, yes. It's quite simple, really.

[sings]
Stanley Stupid: Many many years ago when I was twenty three
I was married to a widow who was purdy as can be
This widow had a grown-up daughter who had hair of red
My father fell in love with her and soon they too were wed

This made my dad my son in law and changed my very life
For my daughter was my mother 'cause she was my father's wife
To complicate the matters even though it brought me joy
I soon became the father of a bouncing baby boy

This little baby then became a brother-in-law to dad
And so became my uncle though it made me very sad
For if he was my uncle than it also makes him brother
To the widow's grown-up daughter who of course is my stepmother

My father's wife then had a son who kept him on the run
And he became my grandchild 'cause he was my daughter's son
My wife is now my mother's mother and it makes me blue
For although she is my wife she is my grandmother too
If my wife is my grandmother than I am her grandchild
And every time I think of this it nearly drives me wild

Talk Show Hostess: has got to be the craziest thing I ever saw

Stanley Stupid: As husband to my grandmother I am my own grandpa

 

[Fearless Tower]

Perhaps a more intelligent rendering would have read "...and they turn into a bunch of idiots."

When I think of single engine pilots over the water and mountains at night, in instrument conditions, and a host of other places, I think of people who probably belong on the Jerry Springer show. Perhaps they didn't sleep with their sister while juggling cats during a drug deal, but they're just as stupid, and ultimately, just as much a circus show. If one intends to be that foolish, at least don't make it a public affair.

you know, Avbug, there are a lot of people that would say flying tired old airplanes over burning forests ain't exactly the safest thing to do.

Single Engine ops over blue water may not have much margin for error, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it should never be done. It is simply a calculated risk. We would have been in a world of hurt over 60 years ago if we thought that flying single engine airplanes over water was something that only stupid people do.

 

[Flywrite]

How would the respnses change if instead of a single piston it is a single turbine?

 

[414Flyer]

Perhaps a more intelligent rendering would have read "...and they turn into a bunch of idiots."

When I think of single engine pilots over the water and mountains at night, in instrument conditions, and a host of other places, I think of people who probably belong on the Jerry Springer show. Perhaps they didn't sleep with their sister while juggling cats during a drug deal, but they're just as stupid, and ultimately, just as much a circus show. If one intends to be that foolish, at least don't make it a public affair.

Thats quite a cheap shot therehere Avbug, characterizing considering there are professional ferry pilots who do those flights every day, and they are not trash, far from it. Sometimes they might spend 15-20 hours over water per leg, and while that is something 99.9 percent of pilots would find unappealing, some people do it time and time again.

Lots of people have done that kind of work for a career, and they are comfortable with the risk. While it is a risk they take definitely, they are also highly skilled pilots, who just like traveling the world in that fashion, and like not having a boss or chief pilot looking over their shoulder.

Someone who has no clue of what they are doing should certainly not be doing these kind of flights, but there are people who do it, knowing exactly what they are doing

 

[Fearless Tower]

414Flyer's right...if there weren't pilots willing to do single engine ferry flights, there wouldn't be too many single engine planes in places like Hawaii. Companies like Piper don't exactly box up the parts and ship 'em over for reassembly.

 

[Ridgewoodpilot]

Used to do it from republic FRG to Nantucket island all the time, Just bring the life jacket and a hand held. Everything will work out just fine as long as your confident in landing in the drink.

 

[navigator72]

Yeah I'd do it..... I would however like to have some survival gear on board. I will also be wearing a survival suit. When do I start and where am I going?

 

[ultrarunner]

Just taking a poll of those who would be willing to fly in a single engine piston 100 miles + out over the Ocean. Even with a lift raft and life vests, what do you all think?

Not if I have other options.