In 1980, as a local banker for 15 years, I was asked by the bank’s directors to become more involved in community affairs—specifically, to take over the position of chairman of finance on the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America in our town of Greenwich, Connecticut. In that position, I was responsible for the finances of the organization, and much of my time was devoted to increasing its income in order to fund projects.
Icing Out of Options
Key Takeaways:
- Tasked with fundraising, the author and a CFI retrieved a donated Cessna 210 from Florida, experiencing mechanical issues and facing severe winter weather en route.
- Despite warnings and lacking anti-ice equipment, they flew into an intense icing storm, leading to critical in-flight emergencies including instrument failure, engine overheating, and loss of altitude control, before a fortuitous warm air stream allowed a safe landing.
- A subsequent annual inspection revealed the donated aircraft had not been inspected in seven years and possessed severely frayed, almost broken, control cables, highlighting the extreme unairworthiness and unknown risks they undertook.
- The harrowing experience served as a profound lesson for both pilots about the critical dangers of icing and the absolute necessity of meticulous aircraft inspections and strict adherence to weather advisories.
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