So, i had my first real lesson today.
Glad we had this thread. Saved my life, fo real
No *expletive deleted*it, there I was...
Took off from Grand Prairie, turned left for a downwind departure and flew past Joe Pool lake.
Right about then, engine started sputtering. Luckily after reading this thread, I had my sawzall.
So, while the instructor was pissing and moaning about following procedure and landing in a field, i said "aw hell nah" and climbed onto the wing.
An eagle came down from the sky carrying an AR 15, high fived me, then held the plane in a stable attitude while I rerouted fuel. The instructor objected to cutting into the floor and I didn't want to hear it, so I threw him out of the plane. But not before I tore out some of his intestines to use as replacement fuel line
True story