tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post115470466007441530..comments2023-09-23T07:12:58.944-04:00Comments on Sulako's Blog: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-1155054535629066362006-08-08T12:28:00.000-04:002006-08-08T12:28:00.000-04:00I flew into a cell in my Warrior two summers ago. ...I flew into a cell in my Warrior two summers ago. Fortunately, it wasn't as violent -- there was lightning, but the tops must have been under 20,000 ft, and there was no hail or ice. I did have the experience of seeing the VSI peg in both directions, and of dealing with uncommanded 60 deg rolls in both directions.<BR/><BR/>The thing that got me the most was your comment about not believing the StrikeFinder. I had the same problem -- I had started out on top, and the high cumulus ahead didn't look so bad, so I didn't believe the little marks appearing around me on my newly-installed StormScope. I also forgot that I had set it for 25 nm instead of 100 nm.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, we all came through fine, and neither my family nor my dog threw up. I personally had no idea of how long it lasted, because everything went into slow motion, as it did with you -- I remember feeling unnaturally calm, as if time had stopped and I had more than enough time to think, plan, reflect, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-1154872983348091202006-08-06T10:03:00.000-04:002006-08-06T10:03:00.000-04:00"Is this something that all pilots will experience..."Is this something that all pilots will experience at least once in the career?"<BR/><BR/>I bloody hope not. We all have our own stories of stupidity to relate.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-1154758918547483442006-08-05T02:21:00.000-04:002006-08-05T02:21:00.000-04:00If I were your mother and I would dream about th...If I were your mother and I would dream about this story for a long time, sharks, vomit and struggling to hold the controls included. You also posted your happiness about life as you experience it right now. And so I have to trust that you taking a personal inventory about how you have come to this stage in your life despite or perhaps because of the difficulties you have faced and overcome. It seems that you are writing a lot lately about significant matters Good for you. Good for us tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-1154713089358168922006-08-04T13:38:00.000-04:002006-08-04T13:38:00.000-04:00You lived to tell the story. I know a couple of pe...You lived to tell the story. I know a couple of people that wouldn't have made it out. You were still able to control the situation and bring the plane, yourself, and your pax back safely. If that isn't i saved the day i am not sure what is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-1154707632423504352006-08-04T12:07:00.000-04:002006-08-04T12:07:00.000-04:00I would hope not. Thunderstorms can easily kill y...I would hope not. <BR/><BR/>Thunderstorms can easily kill you, and it was through my own stupidity that I allowed myself to completely trust the radar and ignore the other indications of trouble. <BR/><BR/>This isn't a "I saved the day" story at all, it's an "I was a complete tool and nearly exited the planet as a result" story.Sulakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531849526542668092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-1154707491554964462006-08-04T12:04:00.000-04:002006-08-04T12:04:00.000-04:00Thanks. Nice story. I like the detail you include....Thanks. Nice story. I like the detail you include. Is this something that all pilots will experience at least once in the career? <BR/><BR/>thanks again and keep them coming. <BR/><BR/>jbailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com