My checklist, my normal MO for how I approach flying, says, am I ready to go?

But I didn't do it that day.

The external pressures took over.

They won that day.

That's CFI Chris talking about his recent accident in a Cessna 170. Hello again and welcome to

Aviation News Talk where we talk at General Aviation with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and

student pilots to help keep you safe. I'm Max Truscott. Today we'll be talking with longtime listener

and CFI Chris about his accident that occurred on a first flight with a new owner

as they were preparing to bring the new aircraft home. I've talked in the past about that

many accidents that occur immediately after someone buys an airplane, and Chris reached up to me

after this accident, and it turns out that he's had incidents both before and after this accident,

and he talks about how external pressures and stress have played a role in all of these events.

Last week in episode 276, we talked with Mark Eppner from Simple Flight Radio

about the benefits of recording your in-cockpit audio when you fly,

and we talked about lots of different ways you can do it.

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