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From: "Lowell Fitt" <lcfitt@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Safety statistics and other mythology
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  Note that
> statistic is defined in an online dictionary as  follows:...

How's this for a statistic, unvarified by me of course, but others might 
chime in who are in the Union.

I was in for my Class III physical today and met another guy there for his 
Class I.  I guess we're sort of neighbors - neighboring towns East of 
Sacramento.  He works for a major and I asked him if he owned an airplane, 
the answere was no.  He then showed his feelings by saying he would never 
fly in a general aviation aircraft.  With that in mind as background he then 
went on  to say that his company looses about three pilots a year to general 
aviation accidents.  If this figure is at least close, I wonder how 
passenger hours or even flight hours has any bearing on aircraft accidents. 
I have an opinion as to probable cause, but will keep it safely to myself.

What say you all.

Lowell