...If
he (and I for that matter) want to see what our "chances" really are, then
I, for one, don't want to be included in the statistical analysis that
includes my impatient FBO customers that don't preflight, run-up or use all
the 4000ft runway. ...

Well, if you are going to eliminate "stupid pilot tricks" from the
database of accidents, you also have to remove them from the database of
flights (stupid pilot tricks that did not result in a crash). To be
fair you should then eliminate all the flights where the pilot is =more=
careful or meticulous than Jay is. That changes the denominator also.

Then, you have to add back all the flights (and "stupid pilot tricks")
where the pilot didn't realize (like Jay) that what he's about to do,
just this time, is a stupid pilot trick.

Ultimately it's just a way of saying "I'm better than those loons" where
in fact, just saying that belies reality.

Jose
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