"BillC85" wrote in message
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I know there are steely eyed pilots out there who will flame me for having
to come up with so many arguments for the 180 but these are the things
that
went through my head. You'll notice dying was actually number three.

For myself, dying comes much lower on the list than that. Not that I want to
die, you understand: I will not have done everything I want to do or have
seen everything I want to see if I live to be a thousand. I am unlikely to
tire of life any time soon. Nevertheless, I am not afraid of very many
things (well, the dark, and heights, maybe). My concerns are more for
passengers, people and property on the ground, and I really hate the idea of
failure -- the idea that I was responsible for the safe conduct of a flight
and that I blew it.