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"Michael" wrote in message om... Dylan Smith wrote The more telling stats is that despite Britain's more regulated aviation environment, the British accident rate is HIGHER than in the US. Of course. All safety rules inevitably make things less safe. Oddly, it pertains to crime (skyrocketing in the UK) as well. -- Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO |
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If you have better data to the contrary please let us know. Gene Whitt is a
long time contributor to this group and an experienced CFI. I consider him a dependable source of information, just as much as AOPA. "Dave Stadt" wrote in news:JoBmd.29523$Qv5.27913 @newssvr33.news.prodigy.com: http://www.whittsflying.com/Page6.34Statistics%20of% 20Flying.htm#Statistics%20of%20Flying The Nall report supports the 2003 data. Still useless information for comparison purposes. |
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In article , Matt Barrow wrote:
Of course. All safety rules inevitably make things less safe. Oddly, it pertains to crime (skyrocketing in the UK) as well. Really? All the recent figures for the UK (IIRC) show a slight decrease in the rate in the last couple of years. Of course, as you criminalise more things, you'll by default get more criminals. -- Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee" |
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Andrew Sarangan wrote
If you have better data to the contrary please let us know. Gene Whitt is a long time contributor to this group and an experienced CFI. I consider him a dependable source of information, just as much as AOPA. The point is not that the information is undependable - the point is that it is useless. Total number of accidents tells us nothing unless we also know ALL of: Hours flown Experience level of the pilots Types of missions flown We have no real data on the last two, and only rough estimates on the first. Anecdotally, I've noticed that as time goes on, the mission profile tends to change. A good friend of mine learned to fly in the early 1960's. He soloed at 15. No, it wsn't legal. He was taught by a cropduster in a Champ. He soloed in 4 hours. He then flew over, picked up a friend, and they headed up to Wisconsin - from Texas. They flew at night with no night training - and no lights. And none of this was particularly unusual then, but it would never happen now. The mission profile was a lot different then, so comparing accident totals (or even accident rates) is not meaningful. It's hard to get hurt if you never do anything. Michael |
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"Dylan Smith" wrote in message ... In article , Matt Barrow wrote: Of course. All safety rules inevitably make things less safe. Oddly, it pertains to crime (skyrocketing in the UK) as well. Really? All the recent figures for the UK (IIRC) show a slight decrease in the rate in the last couple of years. Of course, as you criminalise more things, you'll by default get more criminals. Really, is that why some of the major stories here are about the CURRENTLY (2001) skyrocketing VIOLENT crime? http://www.newsmax.com/archives/arti...1/205139.shtml Or this from WSJ Opinion (Don't have the original link) 'Twasn't Ever Thus Liberal snobbery helps make Britain the world's most crime-ridden country. BY THEODORE DALRYMPLE Sunday, December 22, 2002 12:01 a.m. LONDON--Britain is now the world leader in very little, with the single possible exception of crime. Recent figures published by the U.N. show that Britain is now among the most crime-ridden countries in the world. Its citizens are much more likely to be attacked or robbed on the street, or have their houses burgled, than their counterparts in, say, Russia or South Africa, let alone the U.S. Everyday experience in Britain is quite sufficient to establish that we now live in a deeply criminalized society. --------- -- Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO |
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