"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Dave Butler wrote in message
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Here's the story from today's local paper. They quote AOPA accident
statistics.
Guess AOPA got the word out that they are the source of expertise for GA
stories...

"Crashes of small planes are infrequent, considering how many take to
the skies,
said Warren Morningstar of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association,
a
national group of more than 400,000 pilots.

Of the 40 million general aviation aircraft flights per year, there
are about
1,800 accidents, he said.

About 75 percent of the accidents are attributed to errors in judgment
by
pilots, he said."

Its good to see AOPA letting everyone know we're idiots. I can't see
what value there is in telling the press that most accidents are a
result of sunday flyers. Gee, we could probably get more favorable
comments from these guys..

www.stopthenoise.org

-Robert

What I take from the AOPA comment is that you should be careful who you fly
with. There are idiots out there, and at your home field, you probably know
who most of 'em are. So, don't fly with 'em and make sure your friends think
carefully before riding with someone they don't know particularly well.

KB