Mike wrote:


Not all of the things you mentioned changes the DOI, and the person in
question has no ratings beyond PP-SEL. So it seems a bit strange that
this person has "30 years" of experience as he claims, and nothing
farther than PP-SEL. Certainly lots of things are possible, but one
thing is for sure, he has not demonstrated any competencies beyond
PP-SEL, and the two deceased pilots he chooses to belittle have
demonstrated far more competency than he has.


Well, they gave me a new DOI when I added ratings, got my SS# taken off,
changed address several times, corrected a misspelling, got the new
plastic one, and was declared "English Proficient."

One doesn't need ratings to demonstrate competence. I know many very
competent pilots who have no rating above the PPL. Some are very good
aerobatic pilots or fly high performance planes. They just don't need to
impress anyone with ratings they don't use. Ratings won't help you if
you have poor judgment. I don't know "benford", but IMO he's
demonstrated competence and judgment by staying alive during 30 years of
flying.