bob turner
Registered User
No, I am not getting one. Yes, I am starting to wonder about them.
Observation 1 : Who gets one seems arbitrary. One guy scraped a Cub wingtip and got one. Another guy almost totalled a Cub on landing in calm winds and did not get one.
Observation 2: What purpose do they serve? I am looking at a friend who is getting a 709 ride for slightly busting a Class B segment. No question that he busted it, but according to him the ride is being scheduled for an unrelated incident ten minutes earlier when he was maneuvering legally under a Class B shelf. Is it punishment?
Observation 3: Apparently there was some remark to the effect that the ride is not because of his age. Stating that, if indeed it was stated, would indicate to me that they are looking for excuses to give 709 rides to older pilots.
Observation 4: This is not the first Class B excursion - a friend who now is an ASI told me they have three a day! If a minor Class B excursion calls for a 709 ride, there would be an average of three a day in our local area. Not sure they have the personnel for that, and anyway, two of my acquaintances had a Class B excursion last month, resulting in a bunch of forms and a gentle "please be more careful."
Observation 1 : Who gets one seems arbitrary. One guy scraped a Cub wingtip and got one. Another guy almost totalled a Cub on landing in calm winds and did not get one.
Observation 2: What purpose do they serve? I am looking at a friend who is getting a 709 ride for slightly busting a Class B segment. No question that he busted it, but according to him the ride is being scheduled for an unrelated incident ten minutes earlier when he was maneuvering legally under a Class B shelf. Is it punishment?
Observation 3: Apparently there was some remark to the effect that the ride is not because of his age. Stating that, if indeed it was stated, would indicate to me that they are looking for excuses to give 709 rides to older pilots.
Observation 4: This is not the first Class B excursion - a friend who now is an ASI told me they have three a day! If a minor Class B excursion calls for a 709 ride, there would be an average of three a day in our local area. Not sure they have the personnel for that, and anyway, two of my acquaintances had a Class B excursion last month, resulting in a bunch of forms and a gentle "please be more careful."