tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post3106964331353366065..comments2024-03-28T17:38:51.301-07:00Comments on Flight To Success: Most Memorable FlightKarlene Petitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-76068382235506794662014-02-07T19:14:45.066-08:002014-02-07T19:14:45.066-08:00Start at blogspot.com
Start at blogspot.com<br />Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-48373109535078286212014-02-07T15:51:01.897-08:002014-02-07T15:51:01.897-08:00Hello! Thіs iss kind of off topic but I need some ...Hello! Thіs iss kind of off topic but I need some guidanϲe fгom an <br />established ƅlog. Iѕ it harɗ to seet up your oown blog?<br />I'm not very techincal but I can figure thingѕ out pretty fast.<br />I'm thinking about setting up my own but I'm not sure where <br />tto begin. Do you have any tips or suggestions?<br /><br />With thanks<br /><br />Look at my page orquestas de el sɑlvador (<a href="http://www.espectaculostormes.com" rel="nofollow"></a>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-26604887134603575542013-06-15T07:50:20.993-07:002013-06-15T07:50:20.993-07:00Hey Mark, I normally don't allow spam on the b...Hey Mark, I normally don't allow spam on the blog... but only from motivational people! With positive comments. Thank YOU!! Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-68258885927925915052013-06-15T05:39:35.248-07:002013-06-15T05:39:35.248-07:00Think twice before you speak, because your words a...Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Mark Duin<br /><br /><a href="http:/http://markduin.com/" rel="nofollow">Motivational Speaker </a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409038494727238438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-17896650168228509892013-06-10T23:06:28.510-07:002013-06-10T23:06:28.510-07:00Yes... we must learn from every flight. I know tha...Yes... we must learn from every flight. I know that I do. And sharing is an important thing... paying it forward to the future of aviation. Thank you so much for your comment!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-44632355193742089982013-06-10T12:51:02.811-07:002013-06-10T12:51:02.811-07:00It is interesting how each of us views our most me...It is interesting how each of us views our most memorable flight. For some it is an intense emotional event, and for others it may be that flight where everything goes perfectly right, which almost never happens. Either way it is essential for all of us to learn from every flight, and to share our passion with others so that they too may learn, and hopefully not make the same mistakes that we have made.Davehttp://www.aviationguy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-40372724919532239682013-06-05T06:38:12.309-07:002013-06-05T06:38:12.309-07:00Tom, Yes... we go on. What else would we do? Perha...Tom, Yes... we go on. What else would we do? Perhaps this is yet another trait of a pilot... or the same trait that keeps us flying the plane despite all that happens around us. <br /><br />It's hard to decide which is more memorable than the last, but I am looking forward to those stories of yours too. And, the last flight... there is something frozen in time with that one. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-33835703101164608222013-06-05T04:42:36.011-07:002013-06-05T04:42:36.011-07:00Karlene,
Stuff like that gives you so much perspe...Karlene,<br /><br />Stuff like that gives you so much perspective. And, yes we continue on. What else would we do.<br /><br />I have so many memorable flights. I honestly can't say I have one more memorable than any other. I even have a couple of flights were epic things were going on around me yet I wasn't involved--I'll have to tell those stories one time. I think if I had to pick one flight, it would be that last one in the NASA F-15B I've talked about before. I knew it was my last flight in the F-15. I didn't know it would be documented so deeply--I have several photo's as a result. And, I wasn't quite aware how impressed the customers involved were with the whole project until after landing. To me, it was just another day at the office.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />TomTom Hillhttp://www.tom-hill.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-72370492838710939142013-06-04T22:09:39.222-07:002013-06-04T22:09:39.222-07:00John, I had many photos from the Internet of the r...John, I had many photos from the Internet of the recreation. I could not bring myself to post them. I can only imagine how hard that was in person. Sobering is a perfect word. Thank you for your hard work on that accident. <br /><br />Yes... every flight that ends well, ends well. <br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment! Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-47744519307958231522013-06-04T21:43:41.414-07:002013-06-04T21:43:41.414-07:00I had the opportunity to sit through the NTSB pres...I had the opportunity to sit through the NTSB presentation on the TWA800 tragedy (required) before viewing the rebuilt fuselage here in northern Virginia. It was a sobering experience. I work in the operations side now and have the opportunity to travel by air for work and recreation, but after that viewing, I'm just happy each time the wheels reconnect with the pavement. I guess that means every flight is good that ends well.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508222379259210879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-75235097122906387832013-06-04T16:36:34.282-07:002013-06-04T16:36:34.282-07:00Danstanmart,
This is so beautiful! And these are...Danstanmart, <br /><br />This is so beautiful! And these are truly the memories that outweigh the tragedies of life. This is what it's all about, and fuels the passion of flight. People wonder why we fly... you just hit the answer. <br /><br />Over the clouds and under that rainbow... life is a golden tapestry of connection and beauty. Our world. <br /><br />Thank you for the comment!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-4518965934285483012013-06-04T16:34:25.363-07:002013-06-04T16:34:25.363-07:00Thank you so much Justin! I really appreciate you ...Thank you so much Justin! I really appreciate you stopping by! Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-26312313064507387532013-06-04T16:34:04.056-07:002013-06-04T16:34:04.056-07:00Ron, I saw that on the news, too. You don't kn...Ron, I saw that on the news, too. You don't know when it's your time. So true. And yes, we are all connected in this industry. Sometimes I think it may be more difficult to manage accidents like this as pilots because it's just not supposed to be. We work so hard to make sure stuff like this never happens. But it can. And it does. <br /><br />And I'm liking the title of that movie. I'm seeing it now. <br />Thank you for your comment! Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-52091207131170361012013-06-04T16:29:42.816-07:002013-06-04T16:29:42.816-07:00Eric, Thank you for your comment. You have to wond...Eric, Thank you for your comment. You have to wonder why those pilots were the ones to live. And yet they continued to fly. That says something grand about the human spirit. And the will to press on. I am absolutely sure they have nightmares. <br />Thank you for sharing your story and I love that mantra. Isn't that how it always is? <br />Looking forward to your post tomorrow!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-65046073683242239672013-06-04T12:46:08.604-07:002013-06-04T12:46:08.604-07:00Hello Karlene,
I will never forget numerous fligh...Hello Karlene,<br /><br />I will never forget numerous flights as a passenger and air enthusiast, for instance the sunset over the Swiss Alps on a Warsaw-Geneva LOT TU-134 flight, or the sunrise over the Afghan mountains on a Frankfurt-Kabul Ariana Afghan A310-300 trip...<br /><br />Personally I associate flight with this Reinhard Mey song...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfXB59Qxyj4<br /><br />The title means "Only over the clouds you will find true freedom..."<br /><br />Keep on flying and many happy landings<br /><br />DanstanmartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-70876132833861460202013-06-04T12:29:50.851-07:002013-06-04T12:29:50.851-07:00Very moving post! Very moving post! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656564848097690278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-9656948216324306522013-06-04T09:43:50.679-07:002013-06-04T09:43:50.679-07:00There was a midair just a couple days ago between ...There was a midair just a couple days ago between two aircraft north of Phoenix. You just never know when it's your time, I guess.<br /><br />Aviation is a small world -- when something bad happens, nobody in our industry is very far away. Case in point: a former student emailed me and said he was near that Phoenix accident.<br /><br />"The Man in 5B" sounds a lot like a book or film title, doesn't it?<br /><br />--RonRon Rapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025275588683573445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-29204898236147510612013-06-04T08:57:31.841-07:002013-06-04T08:57:31.841-07:00Wow, a very harrowing tale.
While my "Most M...Wow, a very harrowing tale.<br /><br />While my "Most Memorable Flight" will post tomorrow about a different flight (http://capnaux.blogspot.com), you reminded me of a flight in college.<br /><br />An entire fleet of flight students flew up to Sedona for a picnic—and two had a midair. Flying a C-172 on a double date, I was several miles back and didn't witness it, but the four of us will never forget the frantic calls on the radio...followed by silence. Two people died that day, and two—my pilot friends—survived. Both are now Captains at major airlines. But I have no doubt those memories plague their nightmares to this day.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your story.<br /><br />Swayne, your comment reminds me of another aviation blogger's mantra: "First comes the Test. Then comes the Lesson." (http://www.cockpitchatter.com/)<br /><br />As Karlenes says, MANY, MANY MORE TO COME!capnauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020957375172560992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-66241048028844823042013-06-04T07:05:48.989-07:002013-06-04T07:05:48.989-07:00Wow...and that sounds like a movie in the making. ...Wow...and that sounds like a movie in the making. I can imagine that will stay with you forever. Thank you for your comment!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-75072513873629146472013-06-04T07:05:01.299-07:002013-06-04T07:05:01.299-07:00D.B. This gives me the chills. An amazing story. A...D.B. This gives me the chills. An amazing story. And I have to ask... did you change your life in any way coming that close to death? Buy a lottery ticket? <br />I suspect you are destined to do something grand....and should always follow you intuition...and yet this is another reason why sleep is good for you! <br />Thank you for your comment!!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-27364011631020787002013-06-04T07:02:42.749-07:002013-06-04T07:02:42.749-07:00Thank you Andrew. Bad things happen in this life. ...Thank you Andrew. Bad things happen in this life. If we change our course for what we fear might be, we won't be. We'll just be running from shadows. What this taught me is that sometimes, life is out of our control. We as pilots strive to always be the best we can. And sometimes we error. Threat and Error management identifies that, and we mitigate damages and learn lessons... and go on. But when a pilot's plane blows up, with no control or fault of their own... that is a totally different story. It short circuits our brain. <br />Maybe this is the glass half full concept. I look at that accident and say... that wasn't me, or my plane... I might have something important to still do in this life. Press on!<br />Thanks for your comment!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-90491168960708164402013-06-04T06:58:13.173-07:002013-06-04T06:58:13.173-07:00Mark, In my first novel, Kathryn had mentioned the...Mark, In my first novel, Kathryn had mentioned the pain of listening to an accident.... and the hardest part t is the silence that follows. That statement is how I feel. When I listen to the voice recorder of the pilots before the crash, well... I cannot explain the feelings I experience. Listening to the live ATC of a flight that goes down has got to be the same. It's gut wrenching. Thank you so much for your comment! Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-88612430903956571892013-06-04T06:52:48.093-07:002013-06-04T06:52:48.093-07:00Swayne, you will learn many lessons in your life. ...Swayne, you will learn many lessons in your life. Use all those experiences to grow and become the best pilot you can. One thing for sure, you will always keep learning. Thank you so much for your comment and sharing your story!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-26710140867552565342013-06-04T06:37:22.928-07:002013-06-04T06:37:22.928-07:00My most memorable flight was as OCA Lead during TO...My most memorable flight was as OCA Lead during TOP 2005-5 from Florennes AFB. My OCA force consisted of 4 Tornado F3s, 2 Italian F16s and a pair of F15Es. We smashed Red air without loss! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-39421893081581456152013-06-04T06:24:24.078-07:002013-06-04T06:24:24.078-07:00All I can say is ".................."
I...All I can say is ".................."<br /><br />I've experienced a few "moments" in the air, but not like that. Although I was once the "man in 5B" - booked on American 11 on September 11, 2001, BOS to LAX. But being lazy and not wishing to get up that early, I switched to a flight the previous evening. So when the twin towers fell I was asleep in California, rather than dead in New York. Life is capricious, and can end without warning - as you told your captain that night.D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16311812701887962320noreply@blogger.com