On 02/06/06 10:18, Jonathan Goodish wrote:
In article ,
"Dan Luke" wrote:
On the other hand, some pilots are just as guilty of glorifying and
defending accident pilots, which is particularly inexcusable.

Yes. Perhaps it is merely reluctance to speak ill of the deceased--at
least publicly.

Perhaps, but I suspect that it's reluctance to admit that many GA pilots
aren't as proficient or don't possess the best judgment--and therefore
are not as safe--as we'd like to believe.


JKG

Don't discount the propensity of the media these days to want to
sensationalize news stories. A crash of an airplane by an excellent
pilot is a much bigger story than the crash of an airplane by a
bad pilot. It seems they want to 'prove' that flying is unsafe, and
showing that even the best pilots crash seems to meet that end.

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA