john firth wrote on 9/6/2018 8:06 AM:
The topic is depressing and worrying; However , there is a small
positive factor; when you are flying, you are not at risk of
a highway accident. Perhaps we should subtract from the fatalities the
risk of dying in a road accident.

John F

You are also not at risk of slipping in a bathtub or falling down the stairs, but
that doesn't affect the risk of soaring, does it? More flying doesn't
automatically mean less driving (or less of most other things); in fact, a pilot
that flies a lot might also drive a lot to get to the airport.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm

http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf