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12 dead this weekend from GA crashes
"Skylune" wrote in message lkaboutaviation.com... 6 in South Carolina, 3 in Wisconsin, 3 in Florida (another Cirrus). A current AOPA focus is to make sure flying remains affordable for owners of "tired iron." They awarded a 1974 plane to a lucky winner in Colorado. On this web page a writer laments that GA planes don't have locking gas caps. And the beat goes on..... Who needs The Sopranos for drama when we have "General Aviation, Entertaining America?" We had two fatal road crashed here this morning during rush hour. Guess it is time to shut all those dangerous roads down, either that or we are not adequately training our drivers. -------------------------------------------------------- DW |
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12 dead this weekend from GA crashes
Skylune wrote: 6 in South Carolina, 3 in Wisconsin, 3 in Florida (another Cirrus). So what? |
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Interesting statistics, but as I'm sure you know, 73.8% of published
statistics are incorrect. They are talking about pilots and navigators as an occupation. They also show 90 deaths in 2002 and claim that represents 69.8 deaths per 100,000 employed. That yields 128,940 employed in the field. Another page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 106,000 employed as pilots or flight engineers. Looking through the NTSB site, I only found 48 fatalities in 28 accidents looking at part 121 (scheduled airlines - 0 fatal) part 135 (non-scheduled air taxi - 36) part 133 (three fatal) and part 137 (agriculture - 9 fatal). That only accounts for 48 deaths, not 90. It's still a pretty high number. The other point is that although on the chart you pointed out Pilots and Navgators had the highest percentage of fatalaties per 100,000 employed, they also had the lowest number of deaths. How much effort should go into saving these 90 people when 2667 people died in the nine occupations with higher numbers of deaths? "Skylune" wrote in message You'd be acting in your own self interest if you do. See below, esp. p. 6 and 8. http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfch0001.pdf |
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STOP IT! STOPT IT! NO MORE! fingers in both ears. La La La La La La
La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La ... The Monk |
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by "Steve Foley" Feb 6, 2006 at 07:29 PM
Interesting statistics, but as I'm sure you know, 73.8% of published statistics are incorrect. They are talking about pilots and navigators as an occupation. They also show 90 deaths in 2002 and claim that represents 69.8 deaths per 100,000 employed. That yields 128,940 employed in the field. Another page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 106,000 employed as pilots or flight engineers. Looking through the NTSB site, I only found 48 fatalities in 28 accidents looking at part 121 (scheduled airlines - 0 fatal) part 135 (non-scheduled air taxi - 36) part 133 (three fatal) and part 137 (agriculture - 9 fatal). That only accounts for 48 deaths, not 90. It's still a pretty high number. The other point is that although on the chart you pointed out Pilots and Navgators had the highest percentage of fatalaties per 100,000 employed, they also had the lowest number of deaths. How much effort should go into saving these 90 people when 2667 people died in the nine occupations with higher numbers of deaths? Interesting: I don't know where BLS gets its statistics. One would think directly from employers, but I'm not sure. I'll try to find out. |
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by Newps Feb 6, 2006 at 12:17 PM
Skylune wrote: 6 in South Carolina, 3 in Wisconsin, 3 in Florida (another Cirrus). So what? Excellent question. Personally, I would vote to discontinue NTSB investigations. If a small plane crashes, I agree, "so what?" Why waste the money when its almost always pilot error? As long as no one on the ground is hurt, who cares? |
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Anybody flying the same equipment would like some assurance it was the
Indian not the arrow. "Skylune" wrote in message Excellent question. Personally, I would vote to discontinue NTSB investigations. If a small plane crashes, I agree, "so what?" Why waste the money when its almost always pilot error? As long as no one on the ground is hurt, who cares? |
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12 dead this weekend from GA crashes
"Flyingmonk" wrote in message ...
STOP IT! STOPT IT! NO MORE! fingers in both ears. La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La The guy has some serious mental issues and is just trolling to cause trouble. This is what happens when these people are let out on the street without supervision. They go off their meds----- and some of them wind up here in rec. aviation. Cheers: Paul N1431A |
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12 dead this weekend from GA crashes
by "Tri-Pacer" Feb 6, 2006 at 01:34 PM
The guy has some serious mental issues and is just trolling to cause trouble. This is what happens when these people are let out on the street without supervision. They go off their meds----- and some of them wind up here in rec. aviation. Cheers: Paul N1431A Is that your own personal excuse for winding up here? Salut! |
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12 dead this weekend from GA crashes
("Flyingmonk" wrote)
STOP IT! STOPT IT! NO MORE! fingers in both ears. La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La ... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude... Montblack And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain, Don't carry the world upon your shoulders. |
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