Mark Dickson wrote:
Easy to throw stones, I know. But Chuck, this is the
most ridiculous thing I've heard. No Daily Inspection
and then no pre-flight checks? We don't need lessons
in airbrakeless landings, just a good grounding in
the basics. Caracole may have taught good soaring
but it looks like they skimped on the most basic points
of airmanship.

So, I guess we can assume that you have never, ever, missed a checklist
item, and have never made any other mistakes while engaged in aviation.
My hat is off to you! For the rest of us, should we train on the
assumption that we always follow procedures perfectly and needn't
consider what to do if we don't, or assume we are human, screw up every
once in a while, and may therefore need to resort to a backup procedure?

Marc