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Does
the article take into account that ATP pilots fly 50 times the hours or
more per year than private pilots?
I
would be interested in an accidents per flying hour statistic ATP vs
Private.
When I
was a student I did probably a hundred landings my first year compared to tens
of thousands done by professional pilots that same year.
Just a
thought...
Randy L. Snarr
235/320
From the AOPA:
"GA ACCIDENTS DOWN,
ASF NALL REPORT SHOWS
The just-released 2002 AOPA Air Safety Foundation
Nall Report shows that
general aviation suffered only 1,494 fixed-wing
accidents during 2001, lower
than any year since record-keeping began in
1938. The total includes 298
fatal accidents. This year's report also
contains surprising findings about
takeoff and landing accidents, which in
2001 accounted for 58 percent of
all pilot-related GA accidents. Among
other things, it reveals that
airline transport pilots suffer a higher
proportion of takeoff and landing
accidents than student pilots, relative
to each group's percentage in the
pilot population..."
Say what?
Well, duh! No, you can't borrow the keys to my LIV!
David Jones
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