Brian wrote:

The guys that flys only tri-cycle gear aircraft and most of his time is
enroute flying doesn't impress me near as much as the guys the fly in
the pattern for hours on end in varity of aircraft.

Really. Given that weather-related accidents make up a large percentage of
NTSB statistics, those who fly a lot of x/c will encounter much more
challenging weather and weather decision making than the pilot who never
leaves the pattern.


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Peter