On 9/21/2019 3:58 AM, krasw wrote:
On Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 6:57:12 AM UTC+3, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Staying safe is almost entirely a matter of operating within your limits,
rather than being highly skilled.


This is so true. Another truth is that pilots peak at their flying skills
pretty early. I'm mid-forties and already accepted that my reaction time,
memory, capability to observe things, flying string centered all them time
etc. are all past prime, even when flying steady 100-200 hrs every single
year. Skill of pilot DOES NOT cumulate over decades. All you can improve is
the judgement and that includes recognizing that you could outland to a
dime 20 years ago after engine failing to start, and cannot do it anymore.

At least one non-pilot agrees! "A man's got to know his limitations." - Clint
Eastwood. I'm with Clint on this one. :-)

Bob W.

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