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have been about 50 miles off my nose in the heart of the F-15 radar range,
but I couldn't find him. He couldn't find me either. " Knock it off, " he barked.
" Return to the south point and call ready. " We turned inbound again, neither
of us detecting the other. Knock it off. " Two, confirm your INS programming
and that you are at the south point. " Returning to the north point-but still
believing I was at the south point-I glanced up and saw an F-15 Eagle a
couple thousand feet above me.
Then it dawned on me. I had mentally flipped the map and I was actually at
the north point. We couldn't see each other on radar because we were on top
of each other, headed the same direction. I lit up the afterburners and tried to
run south before he caught on, but the wing flash and afterburner caught his
attention and he saw me on the run. Busted.
After piecing together my mistake, the commander went silent on the radio.
I was expecting him to call, " Safe it up, join it up, we're going home, " which
would signal my first busted ride in the program. But he didn't. He sent me
to the south point, and I flew a set of good intercepts, using aggressive angles
since I was low on fuel and couldn't rely on afterburner for speed overtake.
The boss closed the final intercept by rocking me into close formation, glaring
at me long enough for me to notice, and leaving me there for the entire flight
home. A clear demonstration of his annoyance.
In the debrief, I had no answers for why I flipped the map in my head. Habit?
Expectation bias? I did learn though, that when something isn't right, first
roll back to the simple stuff. Ask yourself, " What am I messing up? " Most of
the time, that line of inquiry will solve your problem. It did many times in my
F-15 career.
My intercepts overcame the orientation blunder. He passed me on the ride
with a parting comment that my navigational wandering should earn a new
call sign...Magellan.
Fly safe!
Richard G. McSpadden, Jr.
Senior Vice President AOPA Air Safety Institute
Richard McSpadden is a commercial pilot, CFII, MEI with SES and
MES ratings and a 525(S) type rating. He's flown more than 5,500 hours
over 30 years in a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He is a former
F-15 pilot and Thunderbirds leader for the U.S. Air Force, and he has
extensive experience in aviation safety, including ground, flight, and
special event operations.
Email: richard.mcspadden@aopa.org
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 14 Issue 2
CFI Notes
From the Editor: Night Flying and Black Hole Departures
Reduce Checkride Rejections—Implement Folder Audits
ASI Message: Simple Stuff—What Am I Messing Up?
CFI News
CFI Tips: Building Block Benefits
New CFI: What's the Rush?—Linger Longer at the Airport
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
Accident Case Study: Risk Stacking
Chart Challenge: PAVE PAWS
There I Was...: Nosewheel Nightmare
You Can Fly: The 2024 Flight Training Experience Survey—Don't Miss Out!
Safety Quiz: Spatial Disorientation
CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 2—Gamifying Situational Awareness
Chief's Corner: A Window of Opportunity—Use It Wisely During Your FIRC Renewal
ASI Safety Tip: Box the Controls
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 14 Issue 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - From the Editor: Night Flying and Black Hole Departures
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Reduce Checkride Rejections—Implement Folder Audits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - ASI Message: Simple Stuff—What Am I Messing Up?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Tips: Building Block Benefits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - New CFI: What's the Rush?—Linger Longer at the Airport
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Accident Case Study: Risk Stacking
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Chart Challenge: PAVE PAWS
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - There I Was...: Nosewheel Nightmare
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - You Can Fly: The 2024 Flight Training Experience Survey—Don't Miss Out!
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Safety Quiz: Spatial Disorientation
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 2—Gamifying Situational Awareness
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 32
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - Chief's Corner: A Window of Opportunity—Use It Wisely During Your FIRC Renewal
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 35
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 2 - ASI Safety Tip: Box the Controls
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