Alarming news stories on instructor and student down at HPN

Tom Fleischman wrote:
Here a couple of alarming stories about the pilots who went down at HPN
last weekend:

Aside from being a reader's digest tearjerker, was there any point whatever
to this ? A bunch of non-pilots saying "I knew flying was dangerous" ?

I have people in my own family who predicted I would kill myself flying,
who are unimpressed by me passing 500 hours without the slightest
incident.

The public does not *get* flying. If they did, they would do it. People
ride motorcycles, which are far more likely to get you killed, and
think nothing of it.

Scott Moore wrote:
The public does not *get* flying. If they did, they would do it. People
ride motorcycles, which are far more likely to get you killed, and
think nothing of it.

Now you sound like the reporter! Most people that have been riding
(motorcycles) for any length of time don't "think nothing of it" ...
most are well aware of the danger and risk involved.

wrote in message
...
Scott Moore wrote:
The public does not *get* flying. If they did, they would do it. People
ride motorcycles, which are far more likely to get you killed, and
think nothing of it.

Now you sound like the reporter! Most people that have been riding
(motorcycles) for any length of time don't "think nothing of it" ...
most are well aware of the danger and risk involved.

Furthermore, as has been amply documented in other threads here, the risk of
GA flying is about comparable to the risk of motorcycle riding; motorcycles
are not "far more likely" to get you killed.

--Gary

"Scott Moore" wrote in message
...
People
ride motorcycles, which are far more likely to get you killed, and
think nothing of it.


Actually the accident fatality rate is about the same for motorcycles and
GA. Since I do both .. I guess it doubles my chance of biting the big one.

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:45:39 GMT, "OtisWinslow"
wrote:


"Scott Moore" wrote in message
...
People
ride motorcycles, which are far more likely to get you killed, and
think nothing of it.


Actually the accident fatality rate is about the same for motorcycles and
GA. Since I do both .. I guess it doubles my chance of biting the big one.

Statistically speaking, it would only double your chance if you did
both at the same time? That would take one big GA plane!

:-)

Well that sure makes me feel better. Maybe I'll ride to the airport
tonight and go flying.

"Nathan Young" wrote in message
...

Statistically speaking, it would only double your chance if you did
both at the same time? That would take one big GA plane!

:-)

"OtisWinslow" writes:
"Scott Moore" wrote
People
ride motorcycles, which are far more likely to get you killed, and
think nothing of it.

Actually the accident fatality rate is about the same for motorcycles and
GA. Since I do both .. I guess it doubles my chance of biting the big one.

Dead man walking? :-)

OtisWinslow wrote:

I guess it doubles my chance of biting the big one.

It reduces your chances of being killed by one or the other.

- Andrew

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:45:39 GMT, "OtisWinslow"
wrote:


"Scott Moore" wrote in message
...
People
ride motorcycles, which are far more likely to get you killed, and
think nothing of it.


Actually the accident fatality rate is about the same for motorcycles and
GA. Since I do both .. I guess it doubles my chance of biting the big one.



Only if you do both simultaneously

OtisWinslow wrote:

Actually the accident fatality rate is about the same for motorcycles
and
GA. Since I do both .. I guess it doubles my chance of biting the big
one.

I have an occasional "Danger Day", where I ride my motorcycle to the
airport, jump in my plane and fly to another airport, then go skydiving
at the destination.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)