Human factors RECKLESSNESS

At 03:30 29 April 2005, Dudley Henriques wrote:

My comments were intended to stimulate thought regarding
the consequences of poor decision making that this
week has resulted in two fatalities.

Snipped from original poster.....

This subject gets batted around quite a bit, particularlly
post-fatality. I though Davis Strab in his HG ezine
did an excellent job of summarizing one train of thought...not
that I particularly agree with it.

IMHO, a lot of reckless behaviour is brought about
by showing off...remove the audience or their adulation...and
*maybe* some of this type of flying might be lessened.
I wonder how many low passes are done at deserted
airports?

Somewhere in my aviation library is a quote that can
be summarized as...'Showing off with an aircraft is
a good way to get killed'.

I use that theme combined with the fact that nothing
we do in gliders is worth risking our lives unnecesarily
for...

And no, that does not meant we don't go fly....and
take acceptable risks...