WOW! That is pretty harsh. If there is anybody here drawing conclusions I think it would be you... First off I haven't update my profile in some time, so you can add on a DA-50 type rating and several thousand hours. So that puts me at 3 types, and about as many hours as you. You might also note that I was a crew member on DC-3s, and Convairs. So if you think I have a lot of failures in my career its because I flew radial engine airplanes. During that time I learned a lot, and how to handle a emergency. I have however shut down 2 turbine engines. The 1st on was on a test flight after a hot section, and the second was for a fire light... That by the way didn't extinguish. Oh yeah I had to shoot a ILS with that too, and guess what I ended up on the right runway. NOW look at a crew that had a failure for what ever reason, and that can't for whatever reason distinguish SOUTH from WEST landing with a quartering tail wind. I dont give a damn if they had no gyros those big strips of pavement have numbers on them, and while I have never flown a piaggo I'm guessing they have a whiskey compass. Further all I said is what the NTSB would likely say. So if you wanna hang me out to dry go right ahead. But never for one second call me a crappy pilot, or one with a big ego. If you know me you would know I'm a very very conservative pilot, and that sir has been learned from experience. Something maybe your limited experience with no engine failures has yet to teach you, and perhaps your passengers should be the scared ones.
