Quote Originally Posted by WLIU;39582...

Personally, I find the stories about "this guy screwed up and died", or "I really scared myself so don't be me" unpersuasive. When I speak about safety I try to tell folks how my many bad friends found themselves in a jam aloft and worked their way out of the grasp of Murphy or Mother Nature to make a safe landing, or at least a landing that they could limp away from. My belief is that explaining successful coping and aeronautical problem management techniques and strategies is a [U
lot[/U] more useful to our peers than simple "don't fly there" messaging.

Best of luck,

Wes
THAT is an extremely useful approach. Have you had a chance to read Durden's "The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual"? Seems to have an approach similar to yours.