Comments for MzeroA.com http://www.m0a.com Because A Good Pilot Is Always Learning Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:24:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 mzeroa Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:24:23 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3507 Susan,<br><br>Thanks for the comment. The teaching point behind this is not everything go's as planned. You can check everything and have all the numbers match up but still have a different result.<br>Why? Winds change, conditions change, the teaching point is you NEED to know how to make a go or no go decision. If the numbers seem close why push it? <br><br>Jason Susan,

Thanks for the comment. The teaching point behind this is not everything go's as planned. You can check everything and have all the numbers match up but still have a different result.
Why? Winds change, conditions change, the teaching point is you NEED to know how to make a go or no go decision. If the numbers seem close why push it?

Jason

]]> Comment on Mastering Slow Flight by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/mastering-slow-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-3506 mzeroa Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:17:28 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2734#comment-3506 Quite honestly a great way to put it! Awesome Comment!<br><br>Guys it all comes down to one thing... Airspeed<br><br>Jason Quite honestly a great way to put it! Awesome Comment!

Guys it all comes down to one thing… Airspeed

Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by Susan http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3505 Susan Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:28:14 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3505 So what happened? what were some of the things he "didn't know" about the Bonanza? what SORT of additional planning would have helped? what was the density altitude, temperature, gross weight of the airplane etc? You guys seem to say two contradictory things: (1) Chris did everything right before the flight, "everything should have been normal," and yet (2) there are some additional things that pilots could learn. WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS? It sounds like he's blaming the FAA requirements for his problems? From a teaching standpoint, I foud this video disappointing. So what happened? what were some of the things he “didn't know” about the Bonanza? what SORT of additional planning would have helped? what was the density altitude, temperature, gross weight of the airplane etc? You guys seem to say two contradictory things: (1) Chris did everything right before the flight, “everything should have been normal,” and yet (2) there are some additional things that pilots could learn. WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS? It sounds like he's blaming the FAA requirements for his problems? From a teaching standpoint, I foud this video disappointing.

]]> Comment on Mastering Slow Flight by Pmckanna http://www.m0a.com/mastering-slow-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Pmckanna Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:34:25 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2734#comment-3504 Jason is so right...There are so many lessons - life saving lessons - that come from mastering Slow Flight. After all, what kills most pilots? Not maintaining Slow Flight - loss of airspeed and lift. If you have not mastered the art of Slow Flight and you are flying solo pattern work - you are playing with a loaded revolver... Jason is so right…There are so many lessons – life saving lessons – that come from mastering Slow Flight. After all, what kills most pilots? Not maintaining Slow Flight – loss of airspeed and lift. If you have not mastered the art of Slow Flight and you are flying solo pattern work – you are playing with a loaded revolver…

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 mzeroa Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:56:50 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3503 Tom!<br><br>Thank you! Thank you for being real and being you! Your opinion is very welcome here. I hope none of my words came off as harsh as you can tell from my videos i'm anything but mean and rude.<br><br>You're right, there are a lot of what ifs? Your point about being an older engine is SO TRUE and one I hadn't thought of.<br><br>Pilots should never be put or put themselves in a situation where they needed to use their "skill" that's for sure.<br><br>The thing is SO MUCH can change one second you have a headwind the next a tailwind. The real point we need to drive home to students is keep their butts on the ground if it's "close" it's not worth it and I believe we can both agree that this video proves that<br><br>Jason Tom!

Thank you! Thank you for being real and being you! Your opinion is very welcome here. I hope none of my words came off as harsh as you can tell from my videos i'm anything but mean and rude.

You're right, there are a lot of what ifs? Your point about being an older engine is SO TRUE and one I hadn't thought of.

Pilots should never be put or put themselves in a situation where they needed to use their “skill” that's for sure.

The thing is SO MUCH can change one second you have a headwind the next a tailwind. The real point we need to drive home to students is keep their butts on the ground if it's “close” it's not worth it and I believe we can both agree that this video proves that

Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by Tom Kelley http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 Tom Kelley Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:07:18 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3501 Thanks for your response. Sorry if I seemed overly critical. The key issue with this video, in my mind, is that clearly the pilot took off under conditions in which the performance of the aircraft was below acceptable safety standards. He said that "everything checked out", so there is a serious gap here. Is he, for example, suggesting that the performance charts in the PoH are inadequate? Or did he perhaps make a mistake in calculating weights or required distances considering density altitude, etc. If the plane is older or the engine is not performing as it once did, this too should have been taken into account. I just think it is unsafe to suggest that pilots sometimes "just have to use skill", when skill cannot be relied upon to make up for inadequate performance calculations. These kinds of dangerous performance issues do not just happen. when crashes in similar situations occur, the accident investigations almost always conclude that the pilot either exceeded performance limits or cut them too close, relying on "perfect" conditions.<br> <br>Let me also take this opportunity to thank you for your time and effort to provide this valuable forum. Thanks for your response. Sorry if I seemed overly critical. The key issue with this video, in my mind, is that clearly the pilot took off under conditions in which the performance of the aircraft was below acceptable safety standards. He said that “everything checked out”, so there is a serious gap here. Is he, for example, suggesting that the performance charts in the PoH are inadequate? Or did he perhaps make a mistake in calculating weights or required distances considering density altitude, etc. If the plane is older or the engine is not performing as it once did, this too should have been taken into account. I just think it is unsafe to suggest that pilots sometimes “just have to use skill”, when skill cannot be relied upon to make up for inadequate performance calculations. These kinds of dangerous performance issues do not just happen. when crashes in similar situations occur, the accident investigations almost always conclude that the pilot either exceeded performance limits or cut them too close, relying on “perfect” conditions.

Let me also take this opportunity to thank you for your time and effort to provide this valuable forum.

]]> Comment on Mastering Slow Flight by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/mastering-slow-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 mzeroa Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:44:21 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2734#comment-3502 Jai no sweat!<br><br>Thanks for the comments bud!<br><br>Jason Jai no sweat!

Thanks for the comments bud!

Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 mzeroa Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:43:32 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3500 Dear Guest,<br><br>Not criticizing you, just don't appreciate profane innuendos and "tunnel vision" which you're encompassing on this.<br><br>Let's start with where we agree... The pilot in this story is very lucky.<br><br>However you call this bad judgment... I'd like to disagree. The pilot checked everything out and said it was good performance wise. He never implied to blame the FAA either you're taking a new media spin on his quote as if you were a reported for CNN. (doh!)<br><br>He said he did everything to FAA standards and the outcome wasn't so good. Is that the FAA's fault? Heavens no! He did the best he could and it didn't work out.<br><br>Now if he came online with me and said, hey Jason I cut some corners and really screwed this one up then we could be talking about bad judgment.<br><br>The moral of this story is, the numbers don't always work out and these guys got lucky so maybe next time when you have a bad gut feeling about something however the E6B or computers tell you it's ok maybe or close... Maybe you should follow your gut. That sir is where judgment and Aeronautical Decision Making comes into play. Was his bad? Put yourself in his shoes<br><br>I'm putting my neck out there to make pilots the safest they can be. That's why we're sharing this video.<br><br>I appreciate your comments<br><br>Jason Dear Guest,

Not criticizing you, just don't appreciate profane innuendos and “tunnel vision” which you're encompassing on this.

Let's start with where we agree… The pilot in this story is very lucky.

However you call this bad judgment… I'd like to disagree. The pilot checked everything out and said it was good performance wise. He never implied to blame the FAA either you're taking a new media spin on his quote as if you were a reported for CNN. (doh!)

He said he did everything to FAA standards and the outcome wasn't so good. Is that the FAA's fault? Heavens no! He did the best he could and it didn't work out.

Now if he came online with me and said, hey Jason I cut some corners and really screwed this one up then we could be talking about bad judgment.

The moral of this story is, the numbers don't always work out and these guys got lucky so maybe next time when you have a bad gut feeling about something however the E6B or computers tell you it's ok maybe or close… Maybe you should follow your gut. That sir is where judgment and Aeronautical Decision Making comes into play. Was his bad? Put yourself in his shoes

I'm putting my neck out there to make pilots the safest they can be. That's why we're sharing this video.

I appreciate your comments

Jason

]]> Comment on Mastering Slow Flight by Jaipagare http://www.m0a.com/mastering-slow-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-3499 Jaipagare Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:42:59 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2734#comment-3499 Hey Guys,<br><br>Yes, our gr8 Instructor Jason is absolutely right.. To get your landing perfect; practice slow flight and power off Power on stalls.. <br>Thanks Jason for sharing some secrets.. Hey Guys,

Yes, our gr8 Instructor Jason is absolutely right.. To get your landing perfect; practice slow flight and power off Power on stalls..
Thanks Jason for sharing some secrets..

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by guest http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3498 guest Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:25:37 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3498 I agree with the poster who questions why this guy is trying to convince us as to his "skills", when he obviously blew his performance calculations and almost killed himself and his passengers. The implied "blaming" of the FAA was the worst part. And to the owner of this site, before you criticize me, I suggest you reflect on the importance of teaching pilots and sharing the REAL lesson learned here, which is BAD pilot judgement. I agree with the poster who questions why this guy is trying to convince us as to his “skills”, when he obviously blew his performance calculations and almost killed himself and his passengers. The implied “blaming” of the FAA was the worst part. And to the owner of this site, before you criticize me, I suggest you reflect on the importance of teaching pilots and sharing the REAL lesson learned here, which is BAD pilot judgement.

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3495 mzeroa Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:51:59 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3495 Albert,<br><br>Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the clip!<br><br>Your story sounds crazy! As a 150 owner I know what you mean! they are so sensitive to things such as weight etc...<br><br>Aim for the trees is a great idea oddly enough! It's all about airspeed<br><br>Jason Albert,

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the clip!

Your story sounds crazy! As a 150 owner I know what you mean! they are so sensitive to things such as weight etc…

Aim for the trees is a great idea oddly enough! It's all about airspeed

Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by Albert http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3494 Albert Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:22:33 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3494 Hi Jason,<br>Thanks for sharing. While watching the little clip I had a sense of De ja vu and felt the pucker factor all over again.<br>On an afternoon flip in a friends C150 we did a touch and go at a tree lined field which was at 5000 feet above sea level, Unfortunately my Friend rammed the mixture full rich instead of carb heat cold and the tree line loomed ominously.<br>Our instructor had always said "aim for the trees" in an attempt to prevent us from pulling up and sacrificing airspeed when we had none to spare.<br>The next few minutes of that flight were carried out in absolute silence while we counted our blessings.<br><br>Learn from each experience. Hi Jason,
Thanks for sharing. While watching the little clip I had a sense of De ja vu and felt the pucker factor all over again.
On an afternoon flip in a friends C150 we did a touch and go at a tree lined field which was at 5000 feet above sea level, Unfortunately my Friend rammed the mixture full rich instead of carb heat cold and the tree line loomed ominously.
Our instructor had always said “aim for the trees” in an attempt to prevent us from pulling up and sacrificing airspeed when we had none to spare.
The next few minutes of that flight were carried out in absolute silence while we counted our blessings.

Learn from each experience.

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3491 mzeroa Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:34:06 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3491 Thanks, I'll get Chris on here and he should have an answer for you! I wasn't the pilot so I can't help to much<br><br>Jason Thanks, I'll get Chris on here and he should have an answer for you! I wasn't the pilot so I can't help to much

Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3492 mzeroa Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:32:50 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3492 Ok let's be real....<br><br>Funny how you used the name "guest" and hit MY blog with innuendo profanity and little knowledge of the story.<br><br>This is such a teaching point and you're missing it!<br><br>Rather then bashing and pointing out the negative lets take this and learn from it.<br><br>This pilot did the best he could! Crossed his T's and dotted his I's on the ground. Did you not hear him say "Everything checked out" <br><br>I don't delete comments because I've got a great group of guys and gals on here that post so much valuable information. So "Guest" if you'd like to stay a guest I hope you'll also contribute great info like the others.<br><br>Jason<br><br>(For my loyal readers... Sorry you had to see the direct side of Jason :) You guys are the best!) Ok let's be real….

Funny how you used the name “guest” and hit MY blog with innuendo profanity and little knowledge of the story.

This is such a teaching point and you're missing it!

Rather then bashing and pointing out the negative lets take this and learn from it.

This pilot did the best he could! Crossed his T's and dotted his I's on the ground. Did you not hear him say “Everything checked out”

I don't delete comments because I've got a great group of guys and gals on here that post so much valuable information. So “Guest” if you'd like to stay a guest I hope you'll also contribute great info like the others.

Jason

(For my loyal readers… Sorry you had to see the direct side of Jason :) You guys are the best!)

]]> Comment on A Look Inside The Online Ground School by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/inside-the-online-ground-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3493 mzeroa Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:14:56 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2709#comment-3493 Sure Thing!<br><br>Barnes and Noble - <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Learn-to-Fly/Jason-M-Schappert/e/9781451502701/?itm=1&USRI=jason+schappert" rel="nofollow">http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Learn-to-Fly/J...</a><br><br>etc... etc...<br><br>New stations (no link due to the story be so old) but I was on all the major news stations when I was up in MA dealing with some planes on skis.... Long story :) Email me directly and i'll share it<br><br>Jason Sure Thing!

Barnes and Noble – http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Learn-to-Fly/J...

etc… etc…

New stations (no link due to the story be so old) but I was on all the major news stations when I was up in MA dealing with some planes on skis…. Long story :) Email me directly and i'll share it

Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by Berab2k2 http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3490 Berab2k2 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:20:22 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3490 Cool video. How did you come up with those calculations? Cool video. How did you come up with those calculations?

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by Guest http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3489 Guest Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:56:54 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3489 This video was was an example of what not to do in so many ways... Once you cut through all of the undeserved self congratulatory BS, you will see a perfectly good aircraft being flown improperly with 3 very lucky people on board, one of whom is driving the airplane... This video was was an example of what not to do in so many ways… Once you cut through all of the undeserved self congratulatory BS, you will see a perfectly good aircraft being flown improperly with 3 very lucky people on board, one of whom is driving the airplane…

]]> Comment on A Look Inside The Online Ground School by FlYer27 http://www.m0a.com/inside-the-online-ground-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3488 FlYer27 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:47:34 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2709#comment-3488 At the top you say "as seen" on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, and at Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc? Really??? What and when??? At the top you say “as seen” on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, and at Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc? Really??? What and when???

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3487 mzeroa Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:57:55 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3487 Steve! thanks sure thing i'll do that!<br><br>-Jason Steve! thanks sure thing i'll do that!

-Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by Steve http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3485 Steve Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:32:21 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3485 Thanks for posting this, Jason - it's nice to actually hear what Chris has to say about the experience in addition to his written comments over on his blog. <br><br>You might want to post a link to this on the thread on the AOPA Forums about his original video / blog post - I'm sure people would be interested to see this 'update.' Thanks for posting this, Jason – it's nice to actually hear what Chris has to say about the experience in addition to his written comments over on his blog.

You might want to post a link to this on the thread on the AOPA Forums about his original video / blog post – I'm sure people would be interested to see this 'update.'

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3484 mzeroa Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:29:50 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3484 AIRSPEED! Man you're correct! Airspeed and fly the airplane above all else<br><br>Jason AIRSPEED! Man you're correct! Airspeed and fly the airplane above all else

Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3483 mzeroa Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:29:10 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3483 hahaha cracking me up! hahaha cracking me up!

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3482 mzeroa Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:28:49 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3482 What a great mantra! Mike i'm going to be using that one for sure down the road "fly the airspeed and fly the airplane" that saying alone will save more lives then we can imagine!<br><br>Great!<br><br>Jason What a great mantra! Mike i'm going to be using that one for sure down the road “fly the airspeed and fly the airplane” that saying alone will save more lives then we can imagine!

Great!

Jason

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3481 mzeroa Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:27:34 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3481 For sure well said For sure well said

]]> Comment on Startling Inflight Footage You Need To See by mzeroa http://www.m0a.com/density-altitude-video/comment-page-1/#comment-3480 mzeroa Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:27:25 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=2726#comment-3480 Ian<br><br>I'll mention this to Chris and see if I can get him to reply your way<br><br>Jason Ian

I'll mention this to Chris and see if I can get him to reply your way

Jason

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