by "Jay Honeck" Feb 14, 2006 at 02:39 PM



You guys are starting to scare me with this "Fate is the Hunter" hocus
pocus. We have specifically and explicitly stated that mechanical
breakdowns are NOT a part of this discussion.

If all mechanical causes are eliminated, wouldn't it by definition come
down to some sort of piloting error? (Which doesn't equate to Bad Pilot.)


Don't you thinks it is normally a combination of factors for so called
Good Pilots? In some cases, its obvious that the crash is mainly due to a
stupid pilot (like the idiot who just crashed into the house in Ca.) In
others, something goes wrong and conditions amplify the problem (e.g. the
carburateor heater craps out when you're on your last 15 gallons, the
pattern is crowded, and there's lots of chatter on the radio).