"Jose" wrote in message
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A problem with this methodology, it seems to me, is that other YE pilots
have reported here that it's possible to decide *retroactively* whether a
flight counts as a YE flight--a pilot might take the form along in the
plane and either turn it in afterward (assuming the pilot survived) or
not.

What is the incentive for doing this? By not filling out and sending in
the form first, insurance coverage is lost, and it's only needed if there
=is= a crash.

It's not necessarily a deliberate strategy. The pilot might just consider it
more convenient to mail the form sometime after the flight and rack up the
YE hours; no one expects to die on their next flight. But if the pilot and
the form don't survive the flight, the intention to send it afterward is
thwarted.

Although the feeling isn't rational, I always feel a bit silly asking an FBO
to mail my liability-waiver and flight-plan forms before my Angel Flights
(there's usually no mailbox handy). I force myself to do it anyway, but I'm
certainly tempted to just bring the forms along and mailing them later.

--Gary