It is great to read such an honest account and thanks expressed for the timely warning call. Especially so when it comes from a highly experienced pilot whose record stands alongside the very best both in and out of the military.
Truly, confession is good for the soul and we can all learn from errors made by others. Thanks Andy especially as it did trigger a pang of personal guilt concerning episodes in my own past of which I certainly am not proud; however I did shun the cold glare of publicity at the time. Now I am much more philosophical on my failings over the years.
In aviation you need two things - money and luck - never had too much of the former but had the latter in spades.
Felicitations,
Trapper 69
