[pfflier]

This is a breathtakingly stupid post. People died and you go for yuks and giggles.

[crusty old prospector]

I am surprised no one has used the Chinese metaphors.

[blackdog]

That's not yucks or giggles. I've been a pilot since 1978. The state of commercial and private aviation since the early 2000's has been really bad. Not one trip I've flown in the past few years has not had some terrible ATC communications and spacing issues, both on ground control-clearance delivery, and in the air.

We are retired now, and will fly mostly at night, late. The controllers are much more relaxed and the airspace is much less congested. It's also a lot easier to make out traffic in the dark. That applies to planes on the ground, taxiing as well. The air is much less bumpy and turbulent.

I only fly parts 91 and 135 now due to a pacemaker and have a reduced class medical. My wife has time in type and can take the yoke.