Of course you have no gaps in knowledge or skill you are aware of. Tell
me, do you have any gaps you are UNaware of?

IF you say "no", you are a statistic waiting to happen, and you won't be
waiting too long. If you say "probably", then you are a statisitic that
is waiting to not happen, if you take the right action.

Of course I have huge gaps in my knowledge. I have not flown at night in
IFR conditions. I have not flown in winds over 62 knots. I have never
flown with a cylinder that has blown off. I've never flown with an
in-flight fire...

And so on.

The problem, of course, is that I know in advance precisely what is covered
in the BFR, and practice it twice a week. This makes learning anything new
from a BFR problematic, although I do usually come away from a BFR with a
new thing or two. Which is why it's a good thing.

Which, again, is quite different from saying that a BFR is "necessary" for a
pilot who flies as often as Mary and I do. Quite frankly, it's not.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"