Shirl:
I just wanted to emphasize that our competency levels
fluctuate and may not be the same three months in the
future as they are today. I know no one here needs to be
told that.

Dudley Henriques wrote:
Actually, your competence level can fluctuate from flight to
flight, even within a specific flight. This is a subject of much
concern in the air show community, and carries over as well
to all pilots.

That was what I was trying to say, that competency doesn't just stay at
a high level all by itself. Isn't that the best reason for practicing
emergencies from time to time (not on *every* flight)? or for doing
occasional T&Gs or an intentional go-around every once in a while? In
teaching skating, *timing* was the first thing to go when competitors
had a gap in training or were having more "off" than "on" days, and the
source of the problem was often a very basic element in the maneuver,
and correcting it required a reiteration/brush-up on that element before
putting it all back together again. Sometimes if you train *too* much on
days when you're "off", whatever isn't going well can inadvertently be
reinforced and harder to undo. I've wondered if that happens w/air show
pilots?

Shirl