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![]() Ron Garret wrote: I still have to wonder, though, if this would still be the case if you ignored accidents that were caused by the pilot doing something stupid, like launching into hideous weather without adequate preparation or enough fuel. Unfortunately, the NTSB reports don't break the statistics down into stupid and non-stupid. Neither do the people that track auto accidents. You can't eliminate the auto accidents caused by people doing something stupid, so don't omit the stupid aviation accidents either. George Patterson He who would distinguish what is true from what is false must have an adequate understanding of truth and falsehood. |
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George Patterson wrote: Ron Garret wrote: I still have to wonder, though, if this would still be the case if you ignored accidents that were caused by the pilot doing something stupid, like launching into hideous weather without adequate preparation or enough fuel. Unfortunately, the NTSB reports don't break the statistics down into stupid and non-stupid. Neither do the people that track auto accidents. You can't eliminate the auto accidents caused by people doing something stupid, so don't omit the stupid aviation accidents either. OK, I concede the point. Flying is more dangerous than driving. :-( rg |
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I still have to wonder, though, if this would still be the case if you
ignored accidents that were caused by the pilot doing something stupid, like launching into hideous weather without adequate preparation or enough fuel. It doesn't matter. "Doing something stupid" is not something you can avoid. You =will= do something stupid in an airplane. At the time you won't think it's that stupid, you'll have good reasons for doing it, you'll think you are merely applying your superior skill and superior equipment to a situation that is within your capabilities. It =will= happen. If you are unlucky, the rest of us will put you in the list of pilots who did something stupid, that none of =us= would do. If you are lucky, you'll merely think you're a better pilot. You might even have =become= a better pilot if you realize that what you did was not as clever as you thought it would be. I'd bet that most of the pilots that did something stupid did not at the time think they were doing something stupid. If you want to eliminate something of the "stupid" stuff.... eliminate the accidents caused by pilots who did something that =they= thought, =at=the=time=, was stupid. But that won't eliminate much. ![]() Jose |
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