I submit the attitude that provoked
one behavior parlayed into a more deadly one. 

Attitude and decision-making (fully inter-related) has a far greater
effect on the safe outcome of a flight than does pilot skills.

Chuck,

 

I think you have nailed part of the equation. The fellow who is willing to to take unecessary risk with his life and others in one area will do so in other areas. Many of these kinds of pilots seem to think the regulations do not apply to them. They lie on the medicals, they skip the flight review, they bogus up their logbooks, they press the minimums. I see it often during the course of an accident investigation.

 

Regards,

 

Jeff