26 Nov 97 09:39, Jay Hanig wrote to Jim Sanders:
 JH> *** Answering a msg posted in area ECHO_PM0 (GEcho PM for Jay Hanig).
 JS>> If he was so experienced, why was he flying with a suspended
 JS>> medical.  That makes him a "scoff-Law" in my opinion.
 JS>> I can't support him either. Just thankful he killed no one
 JS>> but himself...
If I may add my two cents worth to your discussion with Jay, it strikes me 
that
you may have gotten caught up with a bunch of mixed metaphors in asking your
question.  In my view, what made him  an experienced pilot was the number of
cycles he went through successfully, as well as the time it took for him to 
go 
through those cycles. However, being experienced neither made him good, nor
safe, nor legal.  AAMOF, in this unfortunate case, it didn't even make him
long-lived.  But he WAS experienced and, IMHO, any other failures he may have
had ought not detract from that particular accomplishment.
Hal
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