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To: CodeToad
I fly airplanes, yet the most dangerous part of flying is driving to the airport.

That's only true for airline flying, and doesn't include the first 5 miles of the trip which statistically are more dangerous than riding a motorcycle without a helmet. The accident rate of flying small airplanes is similar to riding a motorcycle, the difference being about 50% of motorcycle accidents have nothing to do with the safety of the motorcycle driver while over 90% of airplane accidents can be traced to pilot error.

86 posted on 03/28/2009 7:41:42 AM PDT by Reeses (Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
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To: Reeses

“The accident rate of flying small airplanes is similar to riding a motorcycle”

Where did you get that funny number?


87 posted on 03/28/2009 7:44:22 AM PDT by CodeToad (Anyone wanting the government to take over medical care should stand in line at the post office)
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