My thinking tends towards yours - pilot machismo or not, I'm wired to
keep flying the thing and would *probably* choose to do as you are
suggesting.

However, having spent some time with an epileptic and having witnessed a
few seizures, it's clear to me that recovery from a big epileptic
seizure is not instant. The senses return slowly, particularly the
sense of where you are and what you were doing (note when caring for a
person coming out of a seizure that they may not know where they are,
time of day, etc - telling them where they are, the time, etc is very
reassuring and helpful).

Don't know if a tumor induced seizure is similar or not. I'd be a fool
to second guess but there is a lot to think about here.

Ed wrote:
Bull****. Pilots have to weigh the relative risks when they decide what to
do in an emergency. Often the choice is between two risky options.
Deploying a BRS above the max deployment speed carries risk, as a recent
fatal Cirrus crash shows.

The pilot would be a fool not to weigh that risk against the risk of a
blackout recurrence. We would all be fools not to look at ALL the facts and
consider all possible pilot actions, so as to be better prepared were
something similar to happen to us.

This is a forum for analysis and learning, not a group hug. If the pilot
wants affirmation, he can buy a dog or go to church.


"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...


Again, what you recommend is typical pilot machismo. The kind of pilot
machismo
that clearly shows in the statistics.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)