vonhosen wrote:MGF wrote:zadocbrown wrote:Where else today would you be allowed to carry out an activity involving substantial risk of death, both to one's self and to innocent bystanders, on the strength of having passed a test 20 years ago (when standards were different) and had zero training or assessment since?!!!!!
Flying a plane?
You need check tests for a plane don't you ?
Certainly in gliding you would expect to have an annual check flight - and if you don't keep "current" - ie fly regularly - then you'll be given a check flight too.
Driving is another strange on in that you could have passed your test 20 years ago, not driven for 19, and then go out and try to carry on where you left off. Another discrepancy is that in aviation you'd expect additional training for every different type of aircraft you fly - so you couldn't learn in a cessna, then go and hop in a learjet. But (insurance aside) there's nothing to stop you learning to drive in a 1l Corsa then going out and buying a 911 after passing your test.