Don,
I seem to recall the announcer saying there are over 4000 landings and takoffs per day. I believe
there is over 11,000 aircraft that attends the show.
You do not lose your ticket because of an accident.
I had to land a Cessna 310 at Midway because my right main would not deploy. At two in the morning not a fun thing to do. I managed to set her down and hold her off
the right side for as long as possible. The only
bad thing was I shut off both engines and the right prop stopped in a vertical position. when she hit the ground it made the swerve more severe.
There was tons of paperwork but I never gave up my ticket. I was back flying a day later.
There are situations where the FAA may ground you until further review. It depends on the accident and what caused it.
I'll also bellieve Jack won't fly again as PIC because of the damage to his eye. At his age it is hard enough to see with two eyes let alone one. If he does fly it will be with another highly skilled pilot in the right seat.
Hersh
