Thank you for checking out History X. My name is Ken Stano and today
I want to cover two things....
A channel I recently became familiar with,
and a correction that needs to be made.
First.... Recently I've become familiar with Dan Gryder who operates the channel 'Probable Cause'.
Previous to that I would watch aviation channels that would provide landing techniques
at airports I'm unfamiliar with.
I was also kind of into channels that would provide videos that would highlight tips and tricks on certain types of avionics.
All part of becoming a better pilot.
But it wasn't until recently with the TBM Avenger water landing at Cocoa Beach that I came across Dan Gryder.
And since that time I've tried to watch two or three of his videos each day.
Is Dan the real deal? I would definitely say that yes he is.
And I'm a true fan and a subscriber.
Case in point....
Let me switch over....
Dan recently posted a video about this pilot right here.
Her name is Martha Lunken and he's commenting about her FAA check ride for the DC-3.
In fact Dan was on board for that.
And that's the thing about Dan. He doesn't just comment on one's abilities as a pilot.
In his videos he also provides first-hand accounts and additional insight
to back-up his observations. And to me that's important.
In the case of this video, he mentions how her particular size and weight,
could lead to an inherent inability to operate the DC-3.
Not only just in regular conditions, but, you know, also her ability to physically handle the
DC-3 in the case of an emergency engine-out where you really have to slam on the rudder.
So I'm really impressed with 'Probable Cause'. I'm really impressed with Dan.
Dan should make anyone want to be a better pilot.
And I recommend anyone with a serious interest in aviation to check out Dan's channel 'Probable Cause'.
Next, and equally important...
There's a correction that I need to make concerning a recent video
surrounding the TBM Avenger water landing at Cocoa Beach that I posted on Tuesday.
That would have been this past Tuesday, April 27th,
I posted a video highlighting previous events that involved....
Pilot's name was Terry Rush. He was the pilot of the TBM Avenger
that made the water landing at Cocoa Beach.
I want to thank, and actually....
There's a picture of Terry Rush, the pilot that made the water landing at Cocoa Beach.
I want to thank William Tromblay, who commented on my channel History X about five hours ago,
as well as R Morss, who commented about two hours ago
stating that one of the incidents that I mentioned in that video
involving a TBM Avenger at the EAA Oshkosh air show in 2006
did not in-fact have Terry Rush at the controls.
And that's the imagery you saw a couple of moments ago.
So the point, or the other....
I rechecked the source that I used for that portion of the video
and discovered it's no longer up online.
Not sure what happened to it, but that's immaterial.
Therefore I have to conclude...
and with the help of William Tromblay and R Morss making the comments on my channel earlier,
that that portion of the video, my video, is incorrect.
So I have removed the citation for that portion, from that video's description.
And I also want to post this retraction that I'm making right now.
The TBM Avenger incidents involving Terry Rush
are the flight with the disconnected fuel line in 2009,
which is this incident right here, mentioned that in the video,
and most recently the water landing that we're all familiar with at Cocoa Beach last month.
So I guess this is another lesson that we could all learn from Dan.
In this video here, and I hope you can hear the audio....
"If we're not willing to admit where somebody made a mistake,
there's not very much we can do about that....
"I know because I make mistakes all the time. Tell me about it....
"If you look in the dictionary under the definition of 'mistake', it's got my picture.
I do it all the time....
"However I try to raise my hand and say 'that's me. I screwed-up. I'm sorry and I'll try to do better'...
"It's a better policy."
And that's the policy I'm taking here. I hope you could hear that audio.
Basically Dan's saying 'Look, if a mistake's been made
figure-out how to resolve it. Get on it right away'. And that's what I'm doing here.
So I want to thank you for checking out History X,
and I hope everyone has a great night. Thank you for watching.