On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:10:50 -0500, Kobra wrote:

The biggest thing was money and second to that was age and
health.
[...]
Both of those reasons are good enough
and I respect all that he has and is accomplishing in aviation.

Those make good reasons to alter his flying, I agree. That's a very
responsible - if difficult - choice.

It still doesn't explain the decision to junk what at least appeared to
be a perfectly fine aircraft.

- Andrew