On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 01:56:14 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:



But I WOULD like to know the signs that were noted prior to relinquishing
the left seat, by those who have done so.

I think that that is real simple. if you feel you cant fly the
aircraft safely with the windsock horizontal then you need to evaluate
why. if some practise wont get you back on top of it then you need to
think seriously about getting an aeroplane you can fly. ie trade in
your hot little homebuilt for a cessna 150.
the two oldest guys I know still flying ( at 80 and 86 ) have no
intention of stopping voluntarily.

another friend had a heart attack and managed the aspirin under the
tongue trick and was back in the air with 3 stents in 3 months.
another who suffered a small stroke and had some damage from it will
never be medically signed off to fly again.

voluntarily no one decides to stop flying unless they've had a scare.
involuntarily, a medical hiccup can do it.

Stealth Pilot