Original Message

THE REASON BAD PILOTS DON'T GET WEEDED OUT IS THAT THEY AREN'T BAD ALL THE TIME. THEY MAKE BAD DECISIONS OR SHOW A LACK OF SKILL EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND THEIR POOR PERFORMANCE USALLY DOESN'T RESULT IN A CRASH, AND OFTEN GOES COMPLETELY UNOBSERVED.

COUPLE THAT WITH THE FACT THAT "GOOD" PILOTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE OCCASIONAL BAD DECISION OR CARELESS BEHAVIOR THAT RESULTES IN A CRASH. 

I PREACH THAT WE MUST ALWAYS BE OUR WORST CRITIC, LEARN FROM OUR OWN PERFORMANCE, AND RECOGINIZE THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF SERIOUS MISTAKES, OR JUST BAD LUCK.