X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:18:19 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.pshift.com ([63.166.217.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1323660 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:29:51 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.166.217.30; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net Received: from ccaselt (unverified [216.57.118.189]) by mail.pshift.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.35.480.0) with SMTP id for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:28:39 -0400 X-Modus-BlackList: 216.57.118.189=OK;colyncase@earthlink.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 216.57.118.189=OK X-Modus-Trusted: 216.57.118.189=NO X-Original-Message-ID: <02f101c6b494$730959f0$4a11020a@nvidia.com> From: "colyncase on earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: response to Terrence O'Neill's posting.. X-Original-Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 04:28:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02EE_01C6B459.C62BB500" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02EE_01C6B459.C62BB500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Brent said,=20 It seems that in the US it is ~15 times safer to fly commercial vs. GA = based on flight hours and perhaps 20 to 50 times that if evaluated by = passenger miles. The 15:1 factor is for hours. The flying hours to get to a given = destination are probably on average about double for the kind of GA = plane I fly. So I think that makes it 30:1 for a given trip. I wonder what the number is for 2000+ hour IFR pilots that fly 200+ = hours/year and go back to sim school at least once a year. (Some would = argue the latter is not necessary but it probably eliminates some of the = more arrogant population) Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_02EE_01C6B459.C62BB500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Brent said,
 It seems that in the US it is ~15 = times safer to=20 fly  commercial vs. GA based on  flight hours and perhaps 20 = to 50=20 times that if evaluated by passenger miles.
 
The 15:1 factor is for = hours.    The=20 flying hours to get to a given destination are probably on average about = double=20 for the kind of GA plane I fly.   So I think that makes it = 30:1 for a=20 given trip.
 
I wonder what the number is for 2000+ = hour IFR=20 pilots that fly 200+ hours/year and go back to sim school at least once = a=20 year.  (Some would argue the latter is not necessary but it = probably=20 eliminates some of the more arrogant population)
 
Colyn
 
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