Originally Posted by
gerry111
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.
I'm not 72 but I'm no spring chicken either. You just aren't as quick, strong and agile as you get older and mind just isn't as sharp either. A younger pilot with the same hours might have reacted better when it became obvious there was a problem.