Originally Posted by
Egipps
Tad harsh perhaps. No idea the circumstances. He may have not flown for awhile then started again with an instructor. And not sure why this should apply specifically to the 'elderly'.
Sorry, Sunfish and Egipps. I was being sarcastic because my reading of the ATSB report is that of ageism. (I don't regard 72 year olds to be elderly.) I particularly refer to the paragraph: "What the ATSB found". I mentioned his 191 hours solo over five years as I agree that's not a bad amount of flying.
I often find it difficult to take the ATSB seriously anymore.