Accidents - correlation and causation?

"Jose" wrote in message
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In considering this fact it occurs to me that the crucial difference
between flying and boating is the intrusion of federal regulation

IMHO that's not even close.

With a boat, you can socialize on the boat; you don't have to take the
boat anywhere. You can go somewhere and have an instant community of
friends just by hanging around the dock. You can take the boat a mile
offshore and just sit there all day, for entertainment.

An airplane does not have any of those features.

Jose
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Exactly, not to mention other activities such as fishing, skiing and taking
friends with to socialize while partaking of wine and cheese. Our boat was
in a slip in a busy harbor and we could spend all weekend socializing
without ever leaving the slip. There were also a number of planned
activities.

At most airports one would die of loneliness.