Al G
Oops, I did have this little hang glider schmuck. Does that count?

Hand glider don't count they are a vehicle.

I see a lot of incidents and accidents because of the line of work I am
in. Is there a pattern leading up to them? Yes, it has to do with
ones ability and decision-making.

The FAA pushed recurrent training through the wings program and when
incidents or accident happen the FAA will want to know if the pilot
attend any wings training in the last three years. Most who have
problems have not attended any training and don't seem to fly often
enough to stay sharp on emergency procedures.

Having incident or accident does not make you a bad pilot. There are a
lot of factors that lead up to an incident/accident. Strangely as it
seems when something does go wrong and the FAA looks at the pilot and
aircraft records there seems to be a tail tail sign of something going
wrong.

Having lots of hours such as a airline captain does not guarantee your
won't have a problem in a GA aircraft, it happens all to often. I
don't have an answer to the problem other that it does and will
happen to each of us. It is a risk we assume each time we climb in the
seat, but we can cut the risk with additional training and talking
about it such as on the forum.

Stache