By Herb Foreman

Dr. George CohenI was recently having a check up by my cardiologist, Dr. George Cohen, at Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame, Calif. I mentioned to him that when flying in a light plane I would prefer to be in the left seat as PIC (pilot in command) than any of their others as I felt I was a competent pilot and trusted my judgment and expertise over most of the pilots I have flown with. There are a few exceptions such as my friends Butch Pfiefer, Carl Mauck and Walt Ramseur who are retired airline pilots with many thousands of hours in their log books and owners of their own aircraft. Dr. Cohen felt most pilots were “control freaks” and told the following story to illustrate his remark.