On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:09:48 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

... I'm not going to bother with
your straw man arguments. Generally professional mariners are
experienced, knowledgeable and careful. ...
-- Tom.


Not necessarily straw-men. An airline pilot with an atr, perhaps
backed with a cpl multiengine - ir, is not permited to fly a single
alone until he obtains that class

Brian W