On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:38:56 -0600, BobW wrote:

On 9/9/2011 6:41 AM, Mike Schumann wrote:
On 8/22/2011 1:22 PM, BobW wrote:
On 8/22/2011 2:08 AM, Bruce Hoult wrote:

Prolixity mostly snipped...


This does not mean that those who are less safe than average will
suddenly become safe if they drop their insurance.

Here I disagree, to the extent that most people ARE monetarily limited
and to that extent WILL modify their behavior if they unequivocally
KNOW their wallet WILL be lighter after they cause a (survivable)
accident. Human nature is real...and evidently little changing over
the millenia. Ignore it to your own (frustration, peril, inaccuracy of
thinking, increased personal [if misplaced] comfort level!).

They may not ever KNOW (or admit) they've changed their behavior, but
change it likely will. Casino gambling aside, how many people do you
know who routinely (burn, give away great gobs of, tear up) cash from
their bank accounts? Why don't they?

Regards,
Bob W.
The biggest change in mindset might not be on the flying pilot, but on
other club members who will be much more focused on preventing
accidents and confronting and limiting the flight privileges of pilots
they view as accidents waiting to happen.


Cogent observation. And it touches upon what's almost certainly a *very*
sensitive (in the U.S., anyway) point regarding clubs and club ships.
I'd argue U.S. club-members 'on average' are (sensitive to, touchy
about, wary of) anyone daring to tread upon ('safety nazi,' 'Who
appointed YOU king,' etc.) territory.

Good point. My (UK) club is exactly the opposite.

Whenever we're flying there's a nominated duty instructor. He has an
unquestioned authority to ask any pilot waiting to launch about his
currency, even if he's intending to fly his own glider, and to require a
check flight in a K-21 if he's not satisfied with the answer. Most of us
touch base with the DI when we arrive at the launch point about the same
time as we write our intended task, retrieval crew and mobile number on
the sheet , tick the 'medical' and 'insurance' boxes and sign on the line.

I would expect to do a check flight if I hadn't flown for more than a
month and will maintain currency at this level over the winter in the
club Juniors as preparation for the annual proficiency check. As a
benchmark, I comfortably cracked 500 hours this year.


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