So, we are still being asked why we got penalized on our final score… Here’s the story.
We have received approach plates and written instructions on fly-by altitudes and procedures for every official stop of the Air Race route.
During the briefings, however, some of the altitudes were changed.
I hear some of you sneering: “Of course you did not listen.” Not so. We did listen!! And we did make corrections on our sheets… Well, some of them.)) We just had too many copies and flew off the wrong ones. So, we flew too low into Stillwater, TX and then flew too low out of it.
Maybe us flying low would have gone unnoticed, but a combination of factors, as always, played role: this was the only airport where we had to fly the timing line directly over the timers. (In all other airports they sat abeam and to the side.) And Mooney is quite loud compared to the placid Cessnas that flew over the timers before and after us. Kind of hard not to notice.))))
So, we were penalized. Rightfully so. This is what flying is all about, after all – paying attention. And using correct info. All fair and still with a happy outcome.)) We played the game and learned from it what we need to apply to other games.
P.S.: We never charged those timers for the haircuts.
We have received approach plates and written instructions on fly-by altitudes and procedures for every official stop of the Air Race route.
During the briefings, however, some of the altitudes were changed.
I hear some of you sneering: “Of course you did not listen.” Not so. We did listen!! And we did make corrections on our sheets… Well, some of them.)) We just had too many copies and flew off the wrong ones. So, we flew too low into Stillwater, TX and then flew too low out of it.
Maybe us flying low would have gone unnoticed, but a combination of factors, as always, played role: this was the only airport where we had to fly the timing line directly over the timers. (In all other airports they sat abeam and to the side.) And Mooney is quite loud compared to the placid Cessnas that flew over the timers before and after us. Kind of hard not to notice.))))
So, we were penalized. Rightfully so. This is what flying is all about, after all – paying attention. And using correct info. All fair and still with a happy outcome.)) We played the game and learned from it what we need to apply to other games.
P.S.: We never charged those timers for the haircuts.
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