Originally Posted by
Lala Steady
Yes, pilots make mistakes - under pressure, in poor weather, dealing with an emergency, in an operational environment or a highly congested area - but a simple task in the middle of Dartmoor on a nice day? It is just poor airmanship and frankly inexcusable (although I'm sure you'll try).
If you take a little while to actually investigate, I suspect you will find the opposite is in fact more often the case.
Low arousal causes a lot of errors, not high arousal.
Have you never made a mistake?
Ever?