That web article was very sobering.
On the other side of the coin I have always been pleasantly surprised by the high standards most pilots set themselves and fly to. If they ever do make the odd error you can simply say at the end of the trip 'What did you think of that' and they reel off all of the things they could have done better.
I only ever came across one pilot who appeared too confident. I did not have the occasion to fly with him and I'm not sure I would want to from the two minutes I spent with him. No-one else at the club seemed too keen to get in the cockpit with him either. Perhaps now the the mandatory hour with an instructor every two years has appeared he may have reeled his horns in. At least its one good thing to come out of JAR.
If you are going to attempt to feedback on someones flying (or anything for that matter) make sure you use calm facts that people can't disagree with and can learn from rather than vague emotion. If you can't analyse flying accurately encourage him to see an instructor.
Last edited by 18greens; 25th Jul 2005 at 21:26.