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Re:Boeing 737 Max pilots complained to feds for months about... by Zarel on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @08:43PM (#19374617)
I'm not sure how your comment addresses the core problem that risk/distance is not a reasonable metric if long-distance driving is less risky than short-distance driving, and you apply the short-distance driving risk to long-distance driving.
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Re:Boeing 737 Max pilots complained to feds for months about... by manquer on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @10:58PM (#19375299)
As a passenger on either it doesn't matter where the risk is concentrated . I am only interested in the outcome of how safe my journey is going to be.

As a technology such differentiated metrics helps to understand aspects of flying which is why broken metrics are used by the industry in more focused forums.

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Re:Boeing 737 Max pilots complained to feds for months about... by Zarel on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @04:42AM (#19376838)
But that's exactly my point. As a passenger, it matters if the calculation of how safe your journey is is wrong. And the calculation is wrong if it doesn't take into account how long the drive is.
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