Well said Jon,

I remember as a young man, giving check rides to guys who wanted to rent from us on weekends (part time job while going to school and building hours). The doctors who were gods (in the operating room) and the airline captains (who were to close to god, to often) were the toughest to deal with. How well I remember, "your going to tell me how to land this toy, when I fly a 707 every day" or "don't tell me when to flair, I was removing kidneys when you were a gleam in your fathers eye". Man, they were tough. But, they did it my way, (at least while I sat there) or they didn't get the keys, and they all made it back.

Thankfully, most airline captains understand the risks of flying and the good ones are very concerned about "doing it right". There are good and bad in every profession.

And I think the V tail bonanza is a great airplane. That 777 captain probably cant afford one with the pay cuts they've been taking.