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Stomach cancer seems to be more predictable than a lot of others, with a lot of permanent recoveries. Every case is different though, and you're probably well down the track of the psychological ups and downs before and after each visit.I would wait until a few weeks after the chemo to see off any side effects from that treatment, and also around that time you might get a scan to say you are clear, in which case you have a simpler story.

In the meantime an instructor as PIC will work for those times you feel good and need a reward and the others where you need a change of experience

IMHO, the first thing to do is to not assume that you are wiser than pilots who kill themselves like this. My strategy is to not fly without synthetic vision. Synthetic vision, fuel injection, parachute: those things would increase safety without requiring extra wisdom. It would help if the plane is a) not tooooo aerodynamic and b) not old enough to rot.

As for get home itis (inflammation of the get home?). I recommend not going somewhere you need to be when you CAN, so that you add not turning up because of the airplane to your behavioural repertoire.

It's just as likely that the report was completely wrong and he made an emergency landing on the airstrip.

Interesting comment.

No. I have not flown either. Only ever flown a 172 and a 152 and that was 20 years ago.

I am wondering how slippery the A22LS and A32 are, please? I remember reading years ago that if someone wants to be safe in a GA aircraft, it should not be too slippery, otherwise it can build up too much speed too quickly in an unusual attitude. In other words, if you are a low time instrument pilot, go with the C206 and not the C210, or go with the C182 and not the C182 RG.

From what I have read, the A22 is easier to fly than the A32 because it slows down better. So, if you are a few knots too fast on final, you can slow down a bit and won't float too far. However, LSA aircraft slow down better than GA aircraft anyway. So, does an A32 slow down about the same as a Cessna 172, or more like a Cirrus SR20? The A32 is as fast as a 172 with almost as much payload and a lot less power, but it is also much lighter.

How much safer would the A22 be than an A32? If all you have to do is go round if you mess up a landing, why not get the A32 and 20 extra knots for $20 000? The Kelpie seems an ideal plane to me ('cept it does not fold), so why not make a A32 Kelpie? Very preliminary enquiries, you see.

He could have just repainted it.