X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:34:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nskntmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.168.149] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5040445 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:29:22 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.9.168.149; envelope-from=frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com ([121.221.3.47]) by nskntmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20110702112844.SXCL23624.nskntmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com@nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:28:44 +0000 Received: from Razzle ([121.221.3.47]) by nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20110702112844.CLUN9786.nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com@Razzle> for ; Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:28:44 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-Message-Id: <4E0F00DB.0000CE.03128@RAZZLE> X-Original-Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 19:28:27 +0800 Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; charset="ISO-8859-1"; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_FJEP90LD7TH000000000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (6244788) From: "Frederick Moreno" X-FID: FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail (lml@lancaironline.net)" Subject: Re: Odds of...... X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH LOGIN at nskntotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com from [121.221.3.47] using ID frederickmoreno@bigpond.com at Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:28:43 +0000 X-SIH-MSG-ID: ox8wENL9TFa2kTAvmTy2alorgFm6/gF5uMhSBI0wt0lHEVbCu8DAQciibaBfxYn2t28IJmDAYnEwYbzlXIXTutO0JaxTWrHY3Q== --------------Boundary-00=_FJEP90LD7TH000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I suggest an alternate, positive way to look at the odds, as follows: =0D =0D 1) Nearly all accidents are caused by pilot error, so look at the pilot, = not the airplane. =0D 2) My recollection from a comprehensive review of accident statistics sho= wed that you can reduce your chances of an accident by 90% by NOT doing the following five things:=0D Zooming your girlfriend's house (showing off)=0D Attempting to exceed the capabilities of your airplane (runway length, obstacles, climb rates, etc.)=0D Flying in weather when you are not equipped to deal with it=0D Running out of fuel, and=0D Flying after drinking booze. =0D I would say a 90% improvement is a good thing to strive for, and seems pretty easy to do. =0D =0D It's not the airframe so much as it is the pilot that kills the pilot. =0D =0D Pilot Fred --------------Boundary-00=_FJEP90LD7TH000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I suggest an alternate, positive way to look at the odds, as follows= :

1) Nearly all accidents are caused by pilot error, so look at the pi= lot, not the airplane.

2) My recollection from a comprehensive review of accident statistic= s showed that you can reduce your chances of an accident by 90% by NOT do= ing the following five things:

Zooming your girlfriend's house (showing off)
Attempting to exceed the capabilities of your airplane (runway length= , obstacles, climb rates, etc.)
Flying in weather when you are not equipped to deal with it
Running out of fuel, and
Flying after drinking booze.

I would say a 90% improvement is a good thing to strive for, a= nd seems pretty easy to do.

It's not the airframe so much as it is the pilot that kills the pilo= t.

Pilot Fred

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