JFK Jr.'s mean ol wife

"Dan Luke" c172rgATbellsouthDOTnet wrote in message
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"John Aldrich" wrote:
The problem with this argument is that everybody thinks they are a
good
driver/pilot.

I think hours flown to accidents/incidents is as good an indicator as
any.

2000+hours, no accidents, no incidents.

Perhaps you are a far above average pilot, but that anecdote does nothing
to
prove that you are safer flying than driving. My Uncle Wilson smoked
cigars
every day of his adult life - and inhaled. He lived to be 93 years old.
Does
that prove smoking is safe?

Cigars only have a 20% higher incidence of cancer than non-smokers, as
opposed to a 2000% higher risk for cigarettes. Adjusting your perception of
how safe flying is has already improved the statistics. Not nearly to the
percentage that FAA/EAA co-operation has, but there is nearly a 3 dB
improvement.

John P. Tarver, MS/PE