I do know some who do stupid things but the vast majority are clued-up people who took the time to get clued-up on their systems (to the extent possible in the rather crappy UK private flying training environment) and they fly safely. Most are successful business/prof people who are not stupid to start with
Peter
In the Cirrus thread where the aircraft carry all the advanced GPS, Chutes and automated systems where i questioned why the chute should be used as a standard engine failure recovery system as standard the argument was placed that Cirrus pilots only flew 12 hrs a year and did not have the experience to pull off an off field landing hence it was safer to pull the chute?
I am perplexed
I am all for advanced systems and navigation where they are tools to add to the array of tools avialable to a current and well trained and experienced pilot! I am not for such systems and nav where they are used to plug pilot deficiencies, lack of currency or inexperience.
I do not agree with MJ on many things but I do agree that in commercial flying we have a lot of failures and workarounds including autopilots.
Using any of these advanced systems to plug holes in pilot capability is a very dangerous approach to take
Pace