Now, now, Tony...
"Tony" wrote in message
ups.com...
It's been a long time since I studied the stats, but I seem to recall
GA on a per mile basis was safer than a motorcycle, less safe than a
car. (GA accidents divided by GA miles flown, vs motorcycle accidents
divided by motocycle miles, and so forth).


When you removed the real bone headed accidents from the GA inventory,
like driving wile drunk or flying into IMC without proper skills,
thinks like that, it got to be about as safe as driving. Knowing
something about statistics and improbable events, it's a risk I was
happy to take.

It was a lot of years ago, but my own insurance carrier (Northwest
Mutual) did not ask for an additional premium because I was a pilot.
That's what improbable events are all about -- a typical GA pilot
might fly 100 hours a year -- say at 120 miles an hour -- so that's
12000 miles. He probably drives twice that (GA pilots do travel more
than most people) so the driving risk of accident is probably greater
than the flying risk.

I don't know what the risks are in playing with a flight sim, but we
have some evidence it makes some seemingly intellegent people become
difficult socially. It makes me wonder, does the frame rate flicker of
the sim induce some mental disorders?









On Feb 3, 11:48 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
Last year in America, 1307 people died by falling off a ladder, while
only 733 died in plane crashes.

(Source:http://www.nationmaster.com/red/coun...ed-states/mor-
mortality&all=1)

The message here is clear -- we need to fly more, and pay someone else
to paint the house...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"