"John T" wrote in
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"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message


If you eliminate the *stupid* fatalities in GA, my guess is the risk
goes down by 1/2. Stupid includes VFR into IMC, Fuel Starvation, and
low altitude maneuvering. Stupid pilots are their own worst enemies
and flying is notoriously unforgiving of stupidity.

While I generally agree with your statement, I take slight issue with
"VFR into IMC" being the result of stupidity. I might support
stupidity as the cause of "*continued* VFR into IMC", but even that is
iffy.

As support for my argument, I offer night flight. It is very easy to
penetrate a cloud on a moonless night - especially if there is a high
overcast. I'd agree a pilot in this condition should try to extricate
themselves as expiditiously as safety allows, I wouldn't necessarily
chalk up the scenario to "pilot stupidity".


I would't mind seeing adjusted statistics eliminating night flight from
the equation as well. I don't put night flight in the "stupid"
catagory, but it certainly has risks that "day VFR" fights do not.



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