4:1 Ratio of fatal US glider accidents, West vs. East
Knowing the total number of flights for each population would be important, but as a Western pilot I wonder if this reflects the unforgiving nature of mountain flying? It would be helpful to know what kinds of accident these numbers are describing (collision with terrain, for example).
Suggestion for an additional way to look at this data, how many of these Western fatalities involved Eastern pilots flying in unfamiliar, unforgiving terrain?
Chris Young
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