A Colorful Arrival

[@jimsimon4432]

With the benefit of being an armchair pilot, I would not have accepted the direct to Hawthorne request. Instead, I would have passed over Torrance to create space and time to get perfect situational awareness and captain the plane back to Hawthorne. If the intent was to practice an emergency, I would have overruled and continued to Torrance which is an airport I am familiar with and was prepared to land at. For avoidance of doubt, this was a great lesson.

[@YoelGilman]

Thanks for your thoughtful input! It’s always great to hear different perspectives and approaches. You’re right that creating space and maintaining situational awareness are crucial. The goal here was to simulate a specific scenario, but your insights definitely highlight an alternative approach. Glad you found the lesson valuable!

[@jimsimon4432]

@@YoelGilman Thanks Yoel...to be frank, when I watched the lesson, I thought that you were trying to teach the student that as PIC, the pilot does not need to automatically accept new requests from passengers or ATC in nearly every case when such a request presents a potential safety issue. If I sound a bit annoyed, it's because I am. Who said you could move to Denver? :)

[@johnqdoe]

TNFlyGirl vibes.

[@johnamin7858]

I wouldn’t go that far. Task saturation is a real thing and better to learn how to deal with it in a training environment.

[@simpelonien461]

Missed you guys!