Offshore, I do understand where you are coming from, he nearly killed his passengers. I will bet what scared him the most was that he nearly killed HIMSELF. It concentrates the mind. People make mistakes, I did virtually the same as this and I was not showing off, I just got it wrong. I now have 6000 hours and like to think that each error I have made has taught me a bit more about flying. If every pilot lost their licence when they made an error, even as serious as this, I would probably be able to get a captaincy with Virgin Atlantic by now.