I read Peter Egan’s columns in Cycle World and Road & Track for three decades of my life. I try to emulate his candor and colloquial storytelling style here on these pages. Every so often, Peter would put together a humorous top-10 list. If memory serves, it usually revolved around the failure of Lucas electronics in English sports cars or the 10 things your motorcycle says about you. Most people don’t know that Peter is a pilot as well. As someone in the upper percentile of his fan base, what better way to pay homage than to take a page from his book and write a top-10 list for Flying? And so, I give you the “top 10 things passengers ask when they get in my airplane for the first time.”
The Question
Key Takeaways:
- The author consistently encounters one primary question from first-time passengers: "Don't you have to tell someone we’re coming?", which is asked universally regardless of background.
- This common query reveals a societal preoccupation with strict regulation and a lack of public understanding regarding the significant freedom and autonomy afforded to general aviation pilots.
- The article suggests general aviation exemplifies a successful balance between individual freedom, pilot common sense, and pragmatic government oversight, offering a realm where extensive regulations are not always necessary.
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