Originally Posted by
Stoked27
Goobscoob wasn't second guessing the outcome - they were second guessing the decision making process that potentially stacked the odds against them.... because they DIDN'T have redundant systems.
Night flight, single engine, just hit a deer, great time to test the plane right?
Sounds to me like Goobscoob understands that planes don't fly on hopes and dreams, but that you're content taking unnecessary risks because 'stuff happens anyway, so why care.'
Too often planes do fly on hopes and dreams. This realization will hit hard when you find things like cracked spars and elevator cables worn down to one thread. Not to mention all the crazy stuff that happens to engines. Pilots live in fantasy land.