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To: Neocon who wrote (69)	7/23/1999 5:04:00 PM
From: BelowTheCrowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 440

> They are much more dangerous than commercial aircraft. My father flies, and I have not gone up with him in years... < Not entirely true. Small planes ("normal" or "utility" category) are tested to higher levels of G-loading than transport planes. They are also much simpler, which means there's less to go wrong. On the other hand small planes generally don't have sophisticated weather-avoidance mechanisms or de-icing equipment. Of course, all that is somewhat unrelated to the real causes of accidents, because most accidents are NOT caused by a problem with the aircraft. The biggest difference is the people who fly them and their training. That's where you find the cause of most accidents, commercial or private. mg