X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:27:14 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1315777 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:12:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.136; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.4fd.4273825 (60463) for ; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:11:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from MBLK-M39 (mblk-m39.mblk.aol.com [64.12.136.83]) by ciaaol-r04.mx.aol.com (v110.15) with ESMTP id MAILCIAAOLR044-ec2f44c6a5392b0; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:11:53 -0400 X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:11:53 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <8C87E56D9DCA839-7F4-1C71@MBLK-M39.sysops.aol.com> From: vtailjeff@aol.com References: Received: from 72.133.243.197 by MBLK-M39.sysops.aol.com (64.12.136.83) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:11:53 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 18735 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: response to Terrence O'Neill's posting... Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MailBlocks_8C87E56D9B42083_7F4_1E71_MBLK-M39.sysops.aol.com" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-AOL-IP: 64.12.136.83 X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MailBlocks_8C87E56D9B42083_7F4_1E71_MBLK-M39.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For all interested (or not) in this thread the Lancair forum will discuss the Lancair accident statistics. See you Thursday at 1730 at the Forum. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: sportform@cox.net To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:43 AM Subject: [LML] Re: response to Terrence O'Neill's posting... On Jul 23, 2006, at 2:43 PM, terrence o'neill wrote: The intent was to say that the airlines are not much safer than GenAv in spite of the fact that they have all these extra benefits: Unfortunately, while I wish this was true, statistics do not bear it out. General aviation experiences about 10 times the fatalities per year compared to air carriers. This does not factor in that GA (surprisingly, on the face of it) flies about twice as many total hours as air carriers (approx. 30 million v. about 15 million) with more take offs and landings where 50% of all accidents happen. Regardless, dead is dead. Anecdotally, think of how many people you know or have heard of dying in GA accidents and compare that to how many people you know have died in airliners. I personally (thankfully) do not know of a single person killed in an airline crash. Don't tell your wives this, but statistically speaking, GA is significantly more dangerous than driving... http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/aviation/aerospace_forecasts/2002-2013/ Fly safely! Barry = ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. ----------MailBlocks_8C87E56D9B42083_7F4_1E71_MBLK-M39.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
 
 For all interested (or not) in this thread the Lancair forum will discuss the Lancair accident statistics. See you Thursday at 1730 at the Forum.
 
Jeff
 
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On Jul 23, 2006, at 2:43 PM, terrence o'neill wrote:

The intent was to say that the airlines are not much safer than GenAv in spite of the fact that they have all these extra benefits:

Unfortunately, while I wish this was true, statistics do not bear it out.  General aviation experiences about 10 times the fatalities per year compared to air carriers.   This does not factor in that GA (surprisingly, on the face of it) flies about twice as many total hours as air carriers (approx. 30 million v. about 15 million) with more take offs and landings where 50% of all accidents happen.  Regardless, dead is dead.

Anecdotally, think of how many people you know or have heard of dying in GA accidents and compare that to how many people you know have died in airliners.  I personally (thankfully) do not know of a single person killed in an airline crash.  

Don't tell your wives this, but statistically speaking, GA is significantly more dangerous than driving...



Fly safely!


Barry



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