"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:tC_fd.19613$R05.19233@attbi_s53...
So, checkriding once every two years wasn't a big concern. Except,
again, that it was a needless expense for those who flew a lot. In fact,
our nickname for "BFR" was "Big F**king Ripoff."

Yeah, the fact that they don't take into account currency or number of hours
in the last 12 months is one aspect of BFRs that I resent somewhat.

I mean, we fly every couple of days. Mary needs a BFR like I need an enema.

She needs one that bad?

I don't like to take them, but I figure they can't hurt. Even pilots
who fly a lot can sometimes pick up bad habits that a BFR might catch.
We who read these groups are constantly being reminded of things to
watch out for, but there are thousands out there who have little
contact with other pilots, instructors, or information of any kind
between their BFR's. It would be difficult to quantify how "isolated"
a pilot is.
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Gene Seibel
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Because I fly, I envy no one.