Accident Prone Pilots

we're always just a few seconds from catastrophe whenever we fly.

Uh... we're just a few seconds from catastrophe whenever we cross the
street too. All of life has risk. What makes a "thrill seeker" is that
the risk itself is a plus. When I fly, it is not the risk that I enjoy,
but the flight. Thrill seekers would enjoy the risk more than the
flight itself.

If flying were completely safe, thrill seekers would lose interest, but
I would not and neither would you.

Jose
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It's why pilots as a group are very patriotic.

Are they (more so than any other subgroup)? I don't think the
underlying assumption is true.

Jose
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Jose wrote:
It's why pilots as a group are very patriotic.

Are they (more so than any other subgroup)? I don't think the
underlying assumption is true.

It's been mentioned in this group before and it's certainly my own
observation which is of course anectodal. I haven't met a pilot yet
that doesn't love this country.

I haven't met a pilot yet
that doesn't love this country.

Yes, but that's not the same as "being patriotic".

Jose
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I know one.

Boyer is a pilot. His organization seeks to contribute to the annual
budget deficit by insisting that the subsidies provided to GA continue.
He cares only about pilots' "rights," but doesn't give a hoot about
taxpayers and other victims of GA.

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
I know one.

Boyer is a pilot. His organization seeks to contribute to the annual
budget deficit by insisting that the subsidies provided to GA continue.
He cares only about pilots' "rights," but doesn't give a hoot about
taxpayers and other victims of GA.


Hey lune, you still haven't answered my questions:

What did the FAA collect in fuel tax last year?

What percent of that was collected from GA?

What did the FAA spend on ATC last year?

What percent of the recorded ATC operations last year were GA?

What did the FAA spend on capital improvements last year?

What percent of that was of no benefit to GA?

If you don't have the figures from 2005, feel free to use any other year
after 2001.

In article
outaviation.com,
"Skylune" wrote:

I know one.

Boyer is a pilot. His organization seeks to contribute to the annual
budget deficit by insisting that the subsidies provided to GA continue.
He cares only about pilots' "rights," but doesn't give a hoot about
taxpayers and other victims of GA.


And -- just what is Boyer supposed to do -- roll over and play dead
before every crackpot who comes along, claiming that GA has "victims"
and "doesn't pay its way?"

In article LMZNg.6781$wj2.5090@trndny06,
"Steve Foley" wrote:

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
I know one.

Boyer is a pilot. His organization seeks to contribute to the annual
budget deficit by insisting that the subsidies provided to GA continue.
He cares only about pilots' "rights," but doesn't give a hoot about
taxpayers and other victims of GA.


Hey lune, you still haven't answered my questions:

What did the FAA collect in fuel tax last year?

What percent of that was collected from GA?

What did the FAA spend on ATC last year?

What percent of the recorded ATC operations last year were GA?

What did the FAA spend on capital improvements last year?

What percent of that was of no benefit to GA?

If you don't have the figures from 2005, feel free to use any other year
after 2001.

Add in: What percentage of FAA expenditures are made to support airline
and military specifications?

It is like riding a bicycle across a bridge: You can pay a set rate for
each passage, no matter what kind of vehicle, or you can pay a rate
according to how much damage each crossing does. You certainly don't
need a bridge designed for 100 ton vehicles.

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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What percent of that was of no benefit to GA?

Add in: What percentage of FAA expenditures are made to support airline
and military specifications?

It is like riding a bicycle across a bridge: You can pay a set rate for
each passage, no matter what kind of vehicle, or you can pay a rate
according to how much damage each crossing does. You certainly don't
need a bridge designed for 100 ton vehicles.

That's precisely what I mean by improvements with no benefit to GA.

An airport near me just replaced a 5000 foot runway. It was built eight feet
thick. I've landed on pavement zero feet thick (grass). That rebuilding had
ZERO value to me, but used FAA fundung.

A new passenger terminal was built to the tune of ten million dollars. Zero
benefit to GA

A new control tower was build, because they built the new terminal between
the old tower and the approach end of the primary runway. Only benefited GA
due to the unsafe condition caused by the airline terminal.

Now they're making the glass in the terminal explosion proof. - Zero benefit
to GA.

Oh, this airport has no airline service.

Yes Skylune...answer the questions. Of course if you did then you
could not make the claims that you do.

Ron Lee