@thomascl605: no doubt a sim refresher together with systems knowledge school is the best way to do it. I never understood why JAA and now EASA did not made the step to mandatory sim training for T/Rs and mandatory refreshers every other year or the like. This would have stipulated a bigger market and thus lower sim prices.
@aeronca: wow, you seem to have real bad luck. I know a pilot or 2 that had missed that their licences have a renewal date, yet I fail to see why this makes a dude dangerous. A piece of paper is just that. (yes one needs a licence, I donīt doubt that)
Age: I have flown with a guy aged 75 who was as sharp as a razor. If the guy has a valid medical and licence?
The SIC thing is a serious slip.
Owners...yes this can be a real pain. However, it does not seem to be too dramatic, otherwise we would hear more often bout them...