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So do all of you guys who are saying those without spinning mass backups ar=
e "dead men walking" have all of the following safety features in their pla=
nes:

- Active traffic system
- Satellite weather
- Active terrain avoidance
- De-icing system
- Halon fire extinguisher for the engine compartment
- Airframe parachute (RDD has installed one in an ES-P and can do the same =
in any IV or ES)

I can go on and on.  Flying is a series of measured risks.  I find it hard =
to believe there have been more fatal accidents resulting from planes getti=
ng hit by lightning while in IMC than by mid-air collisions, inadvertent fl=
ight into bad weather, CFIT, engine fires, airframe mechanical issues, or i=
cing.  Unless you have installed every available safety system on your plan=
e, then I think you need to tone down the certainty and authority of your o=
pinion.

As some famous person once said, everyone is entitled to their own opinions=
, but not their own facts.

Pete