True, but it wouldn't have been lecturing to inform the non-pilot of the
reckless and illegal risk her husband was subjecting her to. She surely
has
a right to know, so she can make an informed decision whether to fly with
him again.

That would not have been a tenable position for us, as I'm sure you suspect.

Later in the conversation, however, I did go into my usual spiel about
spatial disorientation, how my old primary instructor demonstrated it to me
(at night, over Lake Michigan, with my panel covered), and how dangerous it
is. Hopefully he/she got the message that they were in grave danger.

Our attitude and obtuse comments, in combination with his wife's instinctive
fear, may have done the job of quietly kicking him in the pants for
subjecting his wife to such an ordeal.

Or maybe not. It's hard to tell.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"