Expensive Mistakescoopsweb asks "What's the most expensive mistake you've ever made? Should I mention a certain employee who caused 4 hours worth of delays in Central London and got his company fined £500k?"
No points for stories about the time you had a few and thought it'd be a good idea to wrap your car around a bollard. Or replies consisting of "my wife".
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chthonic, Thu 25 Oct 2007, 11:26)
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First solo flightWhen you learn to fly you are expected to complete a minimum of 10 solo hours before you are allowed to attempt your PPL test. Obviously this doesn't happen until your instructor thinks you're capable but on hindsight I think mine put me up for solo a bit too soon.
Pre-flight checks, taxi, takeoff, radio calls and a couple of circuits were all fine and I was feeling pretty confident about coming in for a touch-and-go (land and then immediately take off again). Only for me turn into final approach and find that I had lost so much height on the turn I was rapidly heading into an electricity pylon. Much over compensation later and I'm skidding my way, left wing first, into a nearby field.
Damage? One irate farmer, £25,000 worth of damage to the plane and some new underwear.
(, Wed 31 Oct 2007, 12:55, Reply)
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