tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12083186.post113063745222800731..comments2017-03-11T18:42:03.019-08:00Comments on Roger's Soaring Blog: Grounded by a stupid mistakeRoger Wordenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07331708831051469328noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12083186.post-1133141310819224952005-11-27T17:28:00.000-08:002005-11-27T17:28:00.000-08:00When I saw the PW-5 cockpit for the first time, I ...When I saw the PW-5 cockpit for the first time, I saw the two near-identical pull-controls and thought "What idiot designed this?"<BR/><BR/>A month ago I was disrupted during pre-flight by the tow-driver and... The glider got put on the runway with the rudder-lock still engaged. I was incensed at the stupidity of that, and pushed the glider off the runway and went home for the day.<BR/><BR/>Point: We all have bad days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12083186.post-1130966412468860192005-11-02T13:20:00.000-08:002005-11-02T13:20:00.000-08:00Don't blame yourself, blame the idiots who manufac...Don't blame yourself, blame the idiots who manufactured the glider. The JAR-22 standard specifically states that rudder adjustment controls should not be colored red for this reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com