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Originally Posted by Botnst
Here's some golden information for you CMD: Every pilot worth a crap knows he is a better pilot than those other guys. And he can't wait to demonstrate it. And they talk about flying and they talk about NTSB reports and they speculate about what happened and feel like they'd have done better.
Pilots tend to be cocky som*****es. I sure as hell wouldn't want to fly with a pessimist.
A good pilot is cocky about his abilities but also a bit scared because he knows good pilots F-U. Especially over-confident pilots. Over-confident, cocky, and new with a cockpit full of familiar friends talking is not a good situation. having done exactly the same thing several times previously wouldn't make it better, it would make it worse.
BTW, the pilot I fly with is the best one.
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I agree with this general statement. I am not in this category because I know darn well that I'm not the best pilot that ever yelled "clear!" My eye balls are bugged all the way out and I am at my absolute most alert state when prepping for flight and flying. I don't fly to show anyone anything. I fly because I love to fly and know very well that any flight could be my last.
Even instrument rated and current I would not head over the water out of sight from shore on a dark night unless it was an emergency of the highest order. Flying on instruments is intense. Punching through the clouds for a minute or two is one thing, flying on instruments for an extended period is something different.