tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746913746496498085.post5510442866202523552..comments2023-04-13T06:36:35.500-07:00Comments on The Flying Shrink: I Really Do Fly... HonestThe Flying Shrinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069494838128382961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746913746496498085.post-52291492334158738592016-10-02T10:02:15.556-07:002016-10-02T10:02:15.556-07:00Thanks for reading, guys. It was a tough decision...Thanks for reading, guys. It was a tough decision, but would have been even harder to turn back. I also stew over my no-go decisions. I am usually right. I had some real fun times last week on an Angel Flight. I hope to right about that soon. The Flying Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069494838128382961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746913746496498085.post-70789111472029233462016-09-20T09:38:56.713-07:002016-09-20T09:38:56.713-07:00I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who o...I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who obsessively monitors METARs, TAFs, and forecast discussions both before and after I make the go/no-go decision... :)<br /><br />All in all, seems like this was a good trip both in terms of mission and building experience!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130510691724323456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746913746496498085.post-65708878744023383862016-09-10T07:06:57.377-07:002016-09-10T07:06:57.377-07:00Well, glad to know you're still alive and well...Well, glad to know you're still alive and well!<br /><br />Making those trips on poor rest in potentially dicey weather conditions - those are always hard. "Yes - I'm tired. Am I too tired?" or "yes, the weather COULD be terrible, how likely is it to actually be terrible?" I stewed over a trip to western MI a couple of weeks ago. Reading forecaster commentaries on the convective forecasts showed that even the forecasters were VERY uncertain about what was going to happen (various models were not showing convergent outcomes). The potential for nastiness was high and one hour before departure time, I made the call to drive nine hours rather than fly four. Then, of course, I obsessively monitored the weather to see if I made the right choice. When Grand Rapids, MI reported tornado touchdowns that afternoon, I decided that it was the right call. But there was a lot of mental churn on it before the decision was made. Maybe that will improve with experience.<br /><br />I'm glad that it all worked out well for you and very sorry to hear that the family got a rough ride. Hopefully, that will not be a deterrent for future flights together. But, hey, you're the shrink, not me. :-)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.com