Gosh, Allan, did a bug crawl up someplace private? I know at least a
dozen pilots who continue to fly with health problems that make them a
danger to themselves and others. Most continue to fly without
incident. Others have broken gliders, themsleves, and in one case I
know of, another person.

All I'm doing is stating the facts... Pilots choose to fly with these
conditions. The law does not currently preclude this; it is not
criminal. But the law also provides the injured with recourse. Perhaps
more aging and infirm pilots would gracefully leave the sport if they
recognized that they were risking their estates? It's amazing that for
so many, money is more important than life (theirs and others).

I think it's fair to say that if I did you financial harm through my
willful negligence, with or without criminal intent, you'd be shaking
the lawyer tree hard and fast in an attempt to recoup your losses. (Or
perhaps you are far more Christian -- read the "patiance of Job" --
than I give you credit...) Regardless, the threat of litigation is a
powerful tool, one that helps people weigh the outcomes of their
actions. One perhaps that might cut through the absurd
rationalizations some pilots practice.

And just to keep you on my straight and narrow, I've offered up the
right to choose, based on how the law is currently framed. And your
reaction proves my intoduction. Speaking favorably of litigation is
not politically correct in any aviation forum. Unless, of course, you
happen to be the injured party. Litigation is a just a tool...
granted, some abuse it, but it has its place in a society of personal
freedoms AND accountabilities.