. . .

Bill makes the classic mistake of the amateur statistician - failing to

understand the different definitions & methods behind the statistics he

quotes.



None of the statistics Bill quotes can be relied upon to be an accurate

comparison.



Ed.

Bull ****! I've spend years investigating these reports and vetting the analysis with experts. These are not statistics or summaries,

they are actual numbers obtained from the respective national aviation
safety boards who use the same investigative techniques. They

are 100% reliable for comparisons.

There is no way to overcome an order of magnitude difference no matter how you spin the numbers. If you don't believe it, try to make

the numbers come out the other way.



"they are actual numbers obtained from the respective national aviation
safety boards who use the same investigative techniques"

No, they are not. The equivalent of the BFU is the AAIB - if you wish to
make comparisons you should compare the BFU statistics with the AAIB
figures.

Ed.

ps an earlier post of yours refers to the "German LBU"; I'm aware of the
LBA, I know of the BFU but your reference to the "German LBU" is puzzling.