tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post8457767831237204409..comments2024-02-21T03:48:52.674-05:00Comments on Flying Lessons: Richard Bach; Pilot, Writer, Now Plane Crash SurvivorChristine Negronihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-48311031142036583912014-02-18T15:12:00.736-05:002014-02-18T15:12:00.736-05:00Anonymous said, "It was pure pilot error, and...Anonymous said, "It was pure pilot error, and could well have been avoided." That statement would have been more accurate saying "It was pure pilot "caused"..." I object to the use of the word "error." If you learn nothing else from Bach, it is that there are no errors, no coincidences, no things which occur that we didn't miraculously engineer ourselves. Pilot error? Not a chance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042188471128572168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-56524372113801274442012-10-01T16:56:41.949-04:002012-10-01T16:56:41.949-04:00Regretfully Bach flew right into the power lines o...Regretfully Bach flew right into the power lines on a strip where many have landed before . It was pure pilot error, and could well have been avoidedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-54969866039098901592012-09-07T09:07:40.176-04:002012-09-07T09:07:40.176-04:00Right you are on the left brain/right brain charac...Right you are on the left brain/right brain characteristics. Thanks for the catch. Its been fixed in the post. <br /><br />As to the notion that no pilot = no accident, or avoiding accidents is entirely in the hands of the pilot, I'd argue that is NOT a plain truth. Google TWA flight 800.<br /><br />Or more recent, look at US Airways flight 1549 or Qantas flight 32 to see how other factors completely out of the hands of the folks up front can bring down an airplane. Stuff happens. <br /><br /> Christine Negronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-78063958271072063302012-09-07T07:30:21.815-04:002012-09-07T07:30:21.815-04:00I think you misunderstood Bach's quote. He sug...I think you misunderstood Bach's quote. He suggests that a pilot can avoid all accidents through their actions or inactions. This is a plain truth. Sure it is a philosophical position also but it is a patent fact. No pilots = no accidents. Far from being all powerful, Bach suggests pilots are all culpable and that his destiny is taken into his hands by taking flight. His position on this will not have changed as a result of his accident. In addition, I think you've got your left and right brains missed up, as a general rule left is rationale, reason (ergo philosophical) and right is emotional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com