Tragity

"Skylune" wrote in message
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Your first paragraph: i agree to an extent. I disagree to the extent that
by climbing into a plane, you are assuming exactly the same risk as the
pilot.

In the case of the second paragraph, I would (and have) let my kids in
cars driven by others if (and only if) I had confidence in the driver's
ability, judgement, and experience.

Simply because someone volunteers to fly YE does not make them safe or
competent pilots. Statistically, GA is the most dangerous of all forms
of transportation. There is no (reasonable) debate on this point. Is it
safe? Depends on your risk threshold.

Which sector of GA?

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
Your first paragraph: i agree to an extent. I disagree to the extent that
by climbing into a plane, you are assuming exactly the same risk as the
pilot.


Who are you replying to? Stop just writing stuff without the text that
generated your response. Try to learn how to post. Its not that difficult.
Even if you have a valid point, it is being lost because your posts are not
autonomous.

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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"Skylune" wrote in message
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Well to answer the question you posed after the long car crash story,
"No".
There are risks, and there are stupid risks. Putting a kid into an
unknown plane with a stranger goes down as stupid in my book.

What about an unknown school bus driven by a stranger? The safety of both
the plane and the bus--as well as the skill of the pilot or driver--is
vetted by the government. Quantitatively, the plane is more dangerous than
the bus, but not by so large a factor as to be patently unreasonable.

--Gary

Then there are the traveling carnival rides. They spend what.....$3 or $4 a
year maintaining them whether they need it or not.

Skylune wrote:

Well to answer the question you posed after the long car crash story, "No".
There are risks, and there are stupid risks. Putting a kid into an
unknown plane with a stranger goes down as stupid in my book.

Well, from your past posts, it does seem that you wrote the book on stupid.

Matt