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AOPA states that "most" pilots are incompetent
From the AOPA intro to the Weather Wise Course:
"Most pilots don't realize that low ceilings and restricted visibilites are aviation's most deadly killers. With a little knowledge..." LOL. But the course was fun to take. I liked the audio of the guy with the Texas drawl who had to land on a dirt road... |
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I've taken all of AOPA's courses, and they are usually useful and at
least enjoyable. the obviously put quite a lot of work into them. I think you might have misinterpreted the intro comment: "Most pilots don't realize that low ceilings and restricted visibilites are aviation's most deadly killers. I dont't take that to mean that most pilots don't realize that these conditions are killers. I took that to mean that most pilots wouldn't think that these conditions are so statistically much higher than other causes. Either way it isn't good though. Sure hope I don't show up on the list someday... |
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"Skylune" wrote I really like the "most deadly killer" phrase. What is the "least deadly killer?" Reminds me of what someone once said about the Piper Cub - it think it was something like that it was the safest airplane ever built because it could just barely kill you. BDS |
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SKylune wrote:
Ah. So what they meant to say was most fatal GA accidents are due to flying into conditions with low ceilings and restricted visibility? That'd be my personal guess, but you'd have to check with them. They have way more hours and research time than I do. :) As a former technical writer, I know how easy it is to write something you intended one way, only to have some reader take it in a completely unforseen direction. |
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"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com... Ah. So what they meant to say was most fatal GA accidents are due to flying into conditions with low ceilings and restricted visibility? If so, they were wrong. Weather accounts for about 3.5% of GA fatalities, according to the 2005 Nall Report. http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/05nall.pdf. --Gary |
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Skylune wrote: From the AOPA intro to the Weather Wise Course: "Most pilots don't realize that low ceilings and restricted visibilites are aviation's most deadly killers. With a little knowledge..." Sounds about right. Well, hmmmm, "most", certainly "too many". |
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by "Dave Stadt" Mar 20, 2006 at 04:36 PM
Quoting McCain doesn't do much for your credability. I have no trouble understanding what Boyer said. I didn't quote McCain. (I said John McCain dismissed Boyer as not credible. One more reason to like Sen McCain.) |
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