Now I understand your point. That pilot had a lot of type ratings,
airliners and such. He was a neophyte glider pilot who was given the use of
a glider that he had no business flying. Of course, I didn't know that at
the time.


"son_of_flubber" wrote in message
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On Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:39:33 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Now don't try to increase the number of "flight reviews" we must endure,
Young Grasshopper.

Due to lax enforcement, flight reviews for glider pilots are already in
effect voluntary.

I'm suggesting that pilots who know that their capacities are in decline,
might in an ideal world, volunteer for 'early' flight review. I realize
that a primary symptom of cognitive decline is an inability to recognize or
acknowledge that decline (and irritation with anyone who raises the point).

If that "expert pilot" who nearly killed you on tow, had taken a timely
flight review, the whole incident might never had happened.

Experts inevitably grow incompetent over time and some of them continue to
fly.