EP148 - Camping on Mount Stupid: A Love Letter to Infrequent Flyers

EP148 - Camping on Mount Stupid: A Love Letter to Infrequent Flyers

Listener Chris C sparked this week's conversation with a thoughtful question about infrequent flying: "I have to think there's a whole class of pilots out there like me who just don't get up in the air very often... how I'll probably be camping on Mount Stupid for years at my current rate of flying." The crew dives deep into proficiency, imposter syndrome, and why flying once a month doesn't make you any less of a pilot.

In this episode:

  • Chris C's honest take on being an infrequent flyer and what it means for skills, risk assessment, and confidence
  • Brian's insight: "You're not somebody that's rusty. You're somebody that is consciously, willfully not flying a lot, but flying a little"
  • Why "there are millions of people in this country that don't have a pilot license at all—so you're flying more than them"
  • Ben confesses to his wrong-runway landing in Florida: "I turned all the blood left my face"
  • Strut collapses, coyote wrangling, and why the instrument written is "just a hazing"


Bonus wisdom: "VFR flying is like break dancing. IFR flying is like cotillion."

Also: Don't write "oops, landed wrong runway" in your logbook.

Thanks to Chris C for the episode inspiration and for reminding us that thoughtful, safety-conscious flying matters way more than your Hobbs meter.

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