Crash Trends

Now I'm even seeing some pop up ads from a company that claims you can get
your IFR ticket in 10 days!!

That's nothing new. To me it's no different from getting a multi rating
in 2-3 days. (I did) I also realized that while I had the rating I
wasn't an experienced twin pilot and needed a lot more flight time
before I was comfortable with two fans. For that matter a 10-day IFR
pilot probably shouldn't be attempting IMC conditions (certainly not
low IMC) without another pilot until the experience level comes up,
although there will be those that will do it solo. It may be easier in
a glass panel Cirrus than an old 172/Warrior but I think a conservative
approach pays off long term.

Dresher wrote: "You're mistaken. The Nall report has always expressed
accident and
fatality
rates as a function of hours flown. Otherwise, the rates would not be
meaningful as measures of safety"

OK. I thought they only pointed to the raw accident and fatality stats,
which as you pointed out would be meaningless statistically. (Of course,
the press will just report on the percentage increase in fatalities
without normalizing for flight hours, which is ok by me.)

Is there any data on YTD hours flown, by category of GA?

LMAO. Drinking egg-nog from a specimin container. But why on earth does
the FAA care if you are a diabetic, but couldn't care less about whether
you are a coke head? More weirdness.....

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
LMAO. Drinking egg-nog from a specimin container. But why on earth does
the FAA care if you are a diabetic, but couldn't care less about whether
you are a coke head? More weirdness.....


Like this? - http://citybrat.com/p397.htm

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DW

And you are willing to pay the IAs time to report the hours on your
airplane? Paperwork or inspection, time is time.

Jim



"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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I've always wondered why the FAA doesn't track hours flown. It should be
as
simple as having every IA report the total hours since the last annual on
every aircraft they inspect.

It's worse drinking Chardonnay out of a specimen cup.

Jim



"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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.. Invariably, someone would neglect to buy cups
for the christmas party, so we would run out back and grab a stack off the
production line. And if you didn't finish your egg-nog, you could get a
leak-proof cap and bring it home.

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
And you are willing to pay the IAs time to report the hours on your
airplane? Paperwork or inspection, time is time.

Jim

I don't know about others but I've got better things to spend my money on.
The numbers would be nice to look at for a minute or two every year but I
can't see how they would improve safety or provide any additional insight
into accident statistics.

"Steve Foley" wrote in message
news:Pgy0f.11$ar6.2@trndny01...
I've always wondered why the FAA doesn't track hours flown. It should be
as
simple as having every IA report the total hours since the last annual
on
every aircraft they inspect.

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
It's worse drinking Chardonnay out of a specimen cup.

Jim




Seems redundant...

Jay B

OOPS - I Guess I missed that.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Steve Foley wrote:

I've always wondered why the FAA doesn't track hours flown.

They do. They ask at every medical exam.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your
neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

Depends on how much if a PITA it is.

I always ASS-U-MEd that you (an IA) were required to report something each
year regarding the annuals you've done.

I had forgotten about the report on the medical. I don't remember, do they
ask for hours since the last medical, or total hours?

I think that hours on the aircraft would be a more accurate measure, since
there is a good chance the IA can figure it out with the log books at hand.

As for paying for the time: I don't complain about the $45/hour shop rate
where I go when I have to pay Pep-Boys $65/hours.

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
And you are willing to pay the IAs time to report the hours on your
airplane? Paperwork or inspection, time is time.

Jim



"Steve Foley" wrote in message
news:Pgy0f.11$ar6.2@trndny01...
I've always wondered why the FAA doesn't track hours flown. It should be
as
simple as having every IA report the total hours since the last annual
on
every aircraft they inspect.