Re:First Open Source Airplane Could Cost Just $15,000
by supernovae on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @08:43AM
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It's not a high risk mode of transportation.. It's about as "deadly" as driving a motorcycle. Sadly, if people paid more attention to motorcycles on the road, then motorcycles would be exponentially safer and if people stopped flying into bad weather then airplanes would be exponentially safer. With that being said, there is no "Relatively high risk of general aviation".. there are lots of careers and hobbies with a much higher risk.. in fact, if I remember correctly more people die of boating accidents going out on a lake than GA aircraft.
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Re:First Open Source Airplane Could Cost Just $15,000
by katem on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @10:42AM
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Of course more people die in boating accidents than in GA aircraft, there is way more boating.
Re:First Open Source Airplane Could Cost Just $15,000
by mikeash on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @10:56AM
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Motorcycles are relatively high risk too.
GA is not some super-dangerous activity that's guaranteed to kill you. But let's not pretend that it's perfectly safe, either. Such an attitude does a disservice to all involved.
A GA pilot is still much more likely to die in bed than in his airplane, but the risk is substantially elevated compared to the average.