Sorry, don't buy it.

The point he's making, I think, is that the risk=reward equation depends
on the reward as well as the risk. "Get-home-itis" has little reward
(getting home), but in his scenario, the reward (his son's life) is much
greater. For purposes of this discussion, assume that there is no
"other way" (i.e. no charter pilots available, too far by car, etc, so
it's fly or die).

A little different, but also showing that context is important, what
would you think of a pilot who routinely flies below 500 feet, in fact
where there are no buildings he flies at more like fifty feet and makes
steep turns at that altitude? Good pilot for skills? Bad pilot for
decisionmaking? Would it make a difference were he a cropduster?

Certain operations, and operations under certain circumstances, are more
risky than others. Sometimes the added risk is warranted.

Jose
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