"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
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On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:56:01 +0200, Thomas Borchert
wrote:

..an instrument rating, says Aviation Consumer in a very interesting
and thought-provoking (to me) article in the current issue.

They say collision avoidance gear and all those other gadgets are
really nice, but looking at the accident records, it's pretty clear
that constant and consistent training is the best investment in safety
anyone could make, with the IR at the top of the list. The have a total
of ten items, and a fuel totalizer is at the top together with
training. Only after that comes inflight weather and the other stuff.

I have to agree - and reading Jay's post about his friends made me post
this.

Thoughts?


Insurance companies reduce your premium if you have an IR and/or on-going
training. They don't for any of the "gadgets".


And the biggest premium reducer is if you fly A LOT, particularly in keeping
IFR current.

The majority of IFR accidents (FR flight plans) occur in clear air
(according to Richard Collins) and IIRC, those are pilots that are only
marginally current.