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Old June 27th 17, 02:40 PM
Walt Connelly Walt Connelly is offline
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On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 6:00:05 PM UTC-4, Don Johnstone wrote:
At 21:19 25 June 2017, wrote:
On Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 2:30:04 PM UTC-4, Don Johnstone

wrote:
At 03:44 25 June 2017,
wrote:
The death toll doesn't match your hyperbole=20

How many pilots have to die before you act, give me a number.


Couple of posts back I suggested several acts that are more

productive
than=
squealing to the teacher. You want a number, I'll give you an

equation:
W=
hen the yearly towpilot death toll =3D the yearly glider pilot death

toll.
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Glider pilot lives matter too. Simple solution is to write letters
demand=
ing the FAA ban gliding. All those glider pilot's lives and by default
tow=
pilot's lives saved. Brilliant.

That is called deflection, not an answer. How many deaths do you think
are acceptable? How many tow pilots have to die before YOU take
action? Just answer the question, it is very simple.

And the premise that if we fix this one thing at any cost then flying will be safe is ludicrous. As is the premise that Schweizer hooks are a killing machine. The current rate is acceptable. If you aren't OK with a mechanical device failing and killing a pilot once every twenty years you shouldn't be flying in general aviation aircraft.
Gregg you hillarious *******. I just aspirated coffee up into my sinuses and now I smell nothing but Hazelnut.

"The current rate is acceptable?" Obviously you are not flying a tow plane with a Schweizer hook and a release handle down on the floor. No, the current rate is NOT acceptable when there is an improved apparatus known to not fail under similar conditions. You are missing my point entirely but that's okay, miss on.

Walt