"John Seaborn" wrote in message
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This issue gets very sticky in club situations.

Several years ago we had an elderly club member who did not fly that
often and demonstrated several very sketchy approaches and landings in
club gliders.

Sometimes there is nothing you can do but let them walk, and that is
a better outcome than waiting for the inevitable accident.

The best situation is for these guys is to fly dual with a newly
licensed pilot as a mentor. I developed a friendship with such a pilot in
my early days as a private pilot. The dual flying we did was great for both
of us. His experience kept me out of trouble, and my eyesight and
newly-born skills kept him out of trouble. We shared expenses and flew more
often than either one of us could have afforded, which helped build and
maintain skills. Just because these guys are experiencing some
deterioration in their abilities, does not mean that they do not have some
very valuable experience to pass on to the next generation of pilots.

Vaughn