Tragity

Jonathan Goodish wrote in
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In article nospam-4015AC.19342216102005@shawnews,
tony roberts wrote:

I fly Young Eagles through 2 different clubs.
Prior to this accident we had been discussing changing our rules to
prohibit 2 kids from the same family to fly in the same plane.

We should all look at this. Loss to the family, liability - let's
split them up - everyone wins!


Knowing what I know as a certificated pilot, I would be very reluctant
to permit my child(ren) to fly with an unknown pilot. However, I
would much rather have my child(ren) in a single-engine airplane with
a competent pilot than in a car on the highway. There is no doubt in
my mind that there is much less risk in the former than in the latter.
If the competence and proficiency of the pilot is not known, then the
risk is considerably higher.



JKG

Hrmmm..

That just makes too much sense... In a car, you have at least as much
chance of dying as the result of someone ELSES stupidity as your own,
while in an aircraft the vast majority of possible fatal incidents are
under your direct control as the Pilot....

I can only think of a few instances where someone elses stupidity comes
into play... mid air (contributory), runway incursion,.... of course a
mechanic who screws something up that is not visible on inspection......


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