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Old March 9th 20, 02:22 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Larry Suter
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On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 4:36:02 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 8:50:30 AM UTC+13, Duster wrote:
"A recent CAA study applied the social cost of accidents to the actual level of flying activity, estimating the average social cost for adventure aviation activities (both commercial and recreational) to be approximately $61.00 per person per hour of exposure (significantly above a safety target level of $13.00).

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/g...y/social-cost/



"Social cost" appears to assign zero value to an individual's freedom of choice. The Nanny State.

Larry