http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/nature_coast/pilot-country-estates-hard-landing-112211
I love the title of this article! “Student pilot blames GPS after landing on road“. Was he an Instrument pilot doing a GPS approach? No just some idiot who was not paying attention. Too much flight simulator time and not enough actual real-world experience.
I almost feel bad ripping on this guy because I am also a fairly “new” pilot but he really needs reinforcements on the basics of flight. At what point during the approach did he decide that this road was the runway. Did the mailboxes look like runway numbers? Was a Go-around not possible?
I hope the FAA requires more training for this pilot.
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