"markjen" wrote in message
news:1B6tb.199815$Fm2.187055@attbi_s04...
The accident rates of retracts vs. fixed-gears are well-documented.

Where the type of gear is a factor? Or is it that retractables are more
often flown in bad conditions due to their complexity and higher performance
(which is why more complex/higher performance equipment is manufactured in
the first place)??

You're saying you're a pilot who can handle it, fine. But the accident
rates support the contention that average pilots are suffering from
loss-of-control relatively often and that they fare worse in retracts.

Again, what are the conditions flown in by 172's vs. Bonanza's vs. twins vs.
Turboprops vs. Citations...

BTW, I have several hundred hours "in the goo" in many aircraft but mostly
Bonanzas. I can handle it too, but I don't kid myself - my risks would be
lower in a fixed-gear 182.

Why would that be so?