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FlyOrDie · July 1st, 2005, 11:28

It was a bright and bumpy Colorado afternoon. On the way into Colorado Springs I glanced back into the cabin and noticed a piece of the headliner hanging from the ceiling. Fortunately the only thing that had to be done was go back and re-velcro the panel. I'm not flying single pilot yet in the King Air so the other pilot was able to go back and fix that issue and we had no pax on board to think the airplane was falling apart.

In a single pilot environment with pax on board I would have explained how to put the panel back up. And tried to calm them down if they were freaking out. If I was empty I would have closed the cockpit door and ignored the swinging panel until after I got on the ground.

The biggest headache for the corporate flying we do is when to file the IFR because most of the time the owner is LATE!

Bryan

July 1st, 2005, 11:28	#2
FlyOrDie Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 409	Re: Any New Scenarios from Professional Pilots? It was a bright and bumpy Colorado afternoon. On the way into Colorado Springs I glanced back into the cabin and noticed a piece of the headliner hanging from the ceiling. Fortunately the only thing that had to be done was go back and re-velcro the panel. I'm not flying single pilot yet in the King Air so the other pilot was able to go back and fix that issue and we had no pax on board to think the airplane was falling apart. In a single pilot environment with pax on board I would have explained how to put the panel back up. And tried to calm them down if they were freaking out. If I was empty I would have closed the cockpit door and ignored the swinging panel until after I got on the ground. The biggest headache for the corporate flying we do is when to file the IFR because most of the time the owner is LATE! Bryan