Well, so the way I understand it, each day at the flying site, before the first launch, we are all supposed to form a circle, cross our arms right over left, and hold hands. Then all together we recite in unison our FOCUSED PILOT PLEDGE.
Ayoud, it seems USHPA thinks I am a smoker trying to quit. When they sent me my pledge card (carefully sized to be ~2 cm too long to fit in a wallet, they included one of those rubber bands. You know, the one you wear on your wrist, and pop it on your inner wrist each time I crave a smoke.
Wow, thanks, USHPA!
The Pre-Flight Pledge!
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The Pre-Flight Pledge!
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Re: The Pre-Flight Pledge!
Ha, ha! You nailed it, Cragin! BTW, I just got back in town (look out!) and found that odd mailing from USHPA in the pile of unopened mail. May be lawyer-induced behavior arising from one of the lawsuits that caused the kerfuffle about site risk-management plans and jacked up the insurance rates. Same thing with the hang-check video - that one at least is useful - and I think you remember the fatality that led to that. It was part of the settlement that that video be made. When I was on the USHPA board we weren't allowed to know or talk about liability suits. Fear of them seems to drive a lot of what USHPA does and the board sometimes seems to out-source all thinking and judgment to the staff lawyer... - Hugh