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Bad pilots, bad maintenance ruining general aviation
Mxsmanic wrote:
I'm actually almost pathologically safety-conscious in vehicles, and I would be an extraordinarily safe pilot. That's great, but being an "extraordinarily safe pilot" doesn't mean accidents won't happen. There's absolutely no way that even the safest pilot can anticipate ALL mechanical failures; even the very best aircraft mechanics can't anticipate ALL mechanical failures. You can't "make sure" your airplane is going to be 100% safe for the duration of ALL your flights any more than you can "make sure" your car won't break down every time you leave your driveway, despite all your and your mechanic's best efforts. |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Well, then, by all means, fly recklessly in half-broken aircraft, and enjoy the consequences. Bad pilots and bad maintenance exist, sure ... but accidents can and do occur in the most meticulously maintained aircraft flown by "extraordinarily safe" pilots too. You shouldn't make any assumptions about pilots or maintenance every time there is a crash. |
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Jim Stewart wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote: Bertie the Bunyip writes: Could be worse, you could be flying, or trying to. I'm actually almost pathologically safety-conscious in vehicles, and I would be an extraordinarily safe pilot. Doesn't matter how safety-conscious you are if you're having an anxiety attack and loosing bowel control on final.... On an office chair behind a simulator. |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... I see on the CNN Web page not one but two reports of GA plane crashes. General Aviation isn't inherently dangerous, so the large number of crashes can only mean that there are lots of bad pilots and poorly-maintained aircraft out there. And the accidents that occur as a result are ruining the reputation of GA in the eyes of the public. Get off it. A Cub can crash out of a dirt strip in the Ozarks and it makes national news. On the same day, 1000 people can get killed on the highway in Arkansas, and it's a footnote in the local paper. Been one of my gripes for 50 years. |
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gatt wrote:
Yep. NOTAM: TROLL ACTIVITY REPORTED REC.AVIATION.PILOTING Isn't that: TRLNG VCNTY RAP ADV ALTRN PSTNG. KLLFL AVBL, ADV USE TIL FTHR NTC. TheSmokingGnu |
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Shirl writes:
Bad pilots and bad maintenance exist, sure ... but accidents can and do occur in the most meticulously maintained aircraft flown by "extraordinarily safe" pilots too. You shouldn't make any assumptions about pilots or maintenance every time there is a crash. I'm just going by the numbers. Random, unavoidable mechanical or other failures are quite rare as causes of accidents, even in GA aircraft. Most accidents are avoidable, either with a better pilot or a more carefully maintained aircraft, or both. |
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Shirl writes:
That's great, but being an "extraordinarily safe pilot" doesn't mean accidents won't happen. They would be far less likely to happen than they would be if I were a reckless pilot. |
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Jim Stewart writes:
Doesn't matter how safety-conscious you are if you're having an anxiety attack and loosing bowel control on final.... If you're careful, you should be able to avoid anxiety. |
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birdog writes:
Get off it. A Cub can crash out of a dirt strip in the Ozarks and it makes national news. On the same day, 1000 people can get killed on the highway in Arkansas, and it's a footnote in the local paper. Be that as it may, the stories on GA crashes do damage; the non-stories on highway fatalities do not. Been one of my gripes for 50 years. What have you done about it? |
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