So BCP'ers really do fly to New York.

Gump

No, your instruments are off. No, YOUR instruments are off!! Pretty funny!! But man, that pilot needs a major tune up before he hurts or worse, kills somebody!!

Wow.. I know this guy!
The scary thing is that I met him while doing an Angel Flight that linked up with 2 Pxs coming out of Baltimore up to Maine. I flew the 2nd leg and met him in New Haven. Something wasn't right from the start, and while I shouldn't go into details, there has been some followup from Angel Flight. He was over an hour late, and was spitting nails pissed off when he finally got to HVN because flight service had "lost" his flight plan. Angel Flight asked me some questions about the condition of his plane (I didn't really look, my focus on the passengers) and asked if he had a co-pilot (he didn't). Protocol for Angel Flight after some accidents a couple years ago is to require a co-pilot when over 75 years old.

At first I did think the youtube audio was amusing, although disturbing. When I checked the flightaware link and realized it was an AngelFlight pilot on his return trip from dropping off a father and daughter (on father's day!)... it entered the realm of twilight zone and deep concern.

Probably the scariest thing I'll hear today

Jamie

JamieCT wrote:Angel Flight asked me some questions about the condition of his plane...

I'm sure you at least complimented him on the accuracy of his instruments.

Ya that's just not right.

Things you really shouldn't be saying to ATC: "hey, don't bother me no more". Scary funny. Sounds like that guy should stick to VFR or maybe just take the bus.

As an older pilot myself (68), I have some concern whether I'll be able to decide when I've had enough. So far, my medicals, my BFRs (that dates me, doesn't it?), and my IPCs say I'm still OK. The only thing I seem to forget--and that's almost every time--is to shut off my ANR headset at the end of a flight, but it has an auto-shut off feature, so that's not too bad.

I have also been told by ATC that I'm somewhat off the centerline when I think I'm on it, but I've never argued about it--just corrected as ATC advised--at the time, my VOR head was original equipment in a 49 year old airplane, so I assumed it was in error. But I have heard obviously older pilots on the radio get into similar arguments with ATC. I listened to a really long rant one day when an older pilot (he bragged about flying for almost 50 years) complained to Denver Approach about being diverted around the Denver B instead of through it, launching into a harangue about the extra cost of fuel and time and wear and tear on his airplane, etc., etc. I think he tied up the frequency for almost as long as it took him to fly around the B.

Getting older entitles us to be curmudgeons, but it doesn't entitle us to fly when we're no longer safe to fly. Perhaps this guy has reached that point.

Cary