What really scares pilots and airplane owners? Is it an instrument approach to minimums? Not really. With proper training and a good flight director, nailing the approach is a piece of cake. How about a crosswind landing? They’re tough, but with practice you can learn how to master the technique. Maybe thunderstorms? Nah. Having satellite-delivered Nexrad radar images in the cockpit has taken the surprise out of boomers.
The real fright for pilots and airplane owners is sending their airplane in for its FAA-required annual inspection. No matter how fat your logbook, or how many years you have been flying and owning airplanes, fear of the annual cannot be tamed, and you can’t possibly know what to expect no matter how many times you have been through the process.
