"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...

Don't you thinks it is normally a combination of factors for so called
Good Pilots? In some cases, its obvious that the crash is mainly due to a
stupid pilot (like the idiot who just crashed into the house in Ca.) In
others, something goes wrong and conditions amplify the problem (e.g. the
carburateor heater craps out when you're on your last 15 gallons, the
pattern is crowded, and there's lots of chatter on the radio).

I think we need to differentiate between a "bad pilot" and "bad piloting."
Overall good pilots sometimes are guilty of "bad piloting"--no one is
perfect.

That said, there are certain screw-ups that can be can be categorized under
"no good pilot would ever do that." These usually are also considered the
"basics" in piloting or pilot-in-command responsibility. Fuel exhaustion is
probably one of them. It's like committing "sins." Even the best people
commit some but how would you refer to someone that breaks one or more of
the Ten Commandments?

Marco



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