Originally Posted by
patagonia1
He was IR(r) qualified or at least he used to be and renewed it for his jump flying activities. He was a seasoned jump pilot and had ferried planes regularly to dropzones across Europe and further afield, typically Dorner G92s , Grand Caravans etc. He was a competent pilot so the speculation about his abilities are totally unfounded as I flew with him on a variety of occasions and he was both professional and competent, including in IMC.
I don’t care how competent you are, if you aren’t current then you may not be as competent as you think you are. We don’t know at the moment.
Even if you are competent, you have a responsibility to make your passengers aware of the risks of single engine over water at night.