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Re:Questions People Ask When I Tell Them I Own an Airplane by aaronsnoswell on Thursday February 20, 2014 @08:08PM (#7274816)
In the 1950s, test pilots were dying approximately once per week [1].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pilot

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Re:Questions People Ask When I Tell Them I Own an Airplane by jpatokal on Thursday February 20, 2014 @08:32PM (#7274896)
There's a world of difference between the flying done by a test pilot, who's intentionally pushing the plane to its limits, and your average recreational pilot.
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