[Tommy]

Here's a bit of wisdom I learned while flying for the Air Force. They keep detailed accident statistics and have determined that the pilots most likely to be involved in an accident are those with about 500 hours of flying time (i.e., about two years in the cockpit). They reason that less experienced pilots are more careful because they accept that there is still a lot they don't know about flying. More experienced pilots have learned that you never get good enough to take flying for granted, or it will kill you. It's the guys with just enough experience to think they've got if figured out, but not enough experience to have really figured it out that get into the most trouble. The moral of the lesson for Cobra drivers is to never let yourself get so comfortable in your car that you think you can handle anything that may arise. Most of us can't.