Obviously PPF#1 has never or will never make a mistake or error of judgement.
It seems as if the rest of us have the sense to say "There for the grace of god......" and the next time we go up, this thread may creep into the ol' subconcious.
That is the point of an open and honest blame-free culture that we in aviation are supposed to be embracing nowadays.
I've had to pull people up many times, but the only time they would get a full on hat off, stare at the axminster type of balling out, is if they continued to have done something daft after having been warned before, or if it was so unutterably idiotic it would defy the belief of any licensed pilot.
Raven did do something that in hindsight was a bit daft, but would he/she do it again? Surely that is the point.
It's the big bag of luck Vs. small bag of experience scenario. Everyone has done some silly stuff in their past (even you PPF) at least Raven has had the balls to mention it here so we can all learn, it's just a pity the thread has gone, since I certainly have gleaned some info from it.