krasw pisze:

It's out of any proportions, internationally.

Maybe the reason is the volume of competitions there? More flights =
more accidents. Mid-airs happen all over the world, without any hard
numbers comparing number of flights with number of collisions it's
impossible to judge if the reason is really behind "geopolitics". What's
more, low numbers of accidents assures high noise level. To make it even
worse, practice of sweeping accidents under the PR carpet leaves those
numbers only to official boards, so all we have are speculations and gut
feelings.

It would be great if one can give the main reason for mid-airs. Be it
lack of lookout, cockpit design, too much or too less electronics,
nationality, hours flown, sex, competition rules, etc... The issue is
complex and any simple diagnosis won't help anyone. If one says that
pilots from particular group are dangerous, those accused will just deny
that (even if proven by dry facts, it will be mentally rejected and take
long to be absorbed) - others will think "problem found, does not apply
to me". No easy solutions here.

Yes, this might be true that some countries share same deep-dug reasons,
be it law, weather, glider types or more vague ones like history,
culture, mentality etc. Finding them out (not guessing) will be great
starting point for discussion and hopefully improvements.

Right now we're only guessing. And even if guess is right, it won't help
unless we have some identified area to work with.


Regards,
Wojciech