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To: Win-Lose-Draw who wrote (239549)	5/8/2003 11:20:27 AM
From: Simba	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

OT: WLD, The crash rate for US carrier operated Jet airplane is 0.5 per million flight hours. If you assume a average flight length of 2 hours it yields a crash per million flights. The air transport system is better regulated than the highway system in the training/licensing of the operators and the maintenance etc.

To: Win-Lose-Draw who wrote (239549)	5/8/2003 11:25:40 AM
From: Bid Buster	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Death rates are pretty high for general aviation, ga pilots will do dumb things like take off with the gust lock in place or load the plane to heavy aft and take off in high density altitude, or try to extend a glide after an engine failure thinking they can fly at 25 mph air speed...the list is endless but the darwinian awards keep coming -g/ng-

To: Win-Lose-Draw who wrote (239549)	5/8/2003 11:40:57 AM
From: Earlie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

WLD: Pilots have always been a notoriously optimistic gang, so we always sift through the stats to find those that suit our purposes (not unlike the government and its hedonically-nudged GDP numbers). (g) Having said that, I can honestly say that my time on this small planet has been wondrously influenced by having been afforded the opportunity to look down upon it from a small airplane. No small boy (nor grown up boy for that matter) should ever be allowed to meet his maker before he has experienced flight. I have no doubt that the remains of the Wright Brothers still sport smiles as a result of their awesome accomplishment,....... and the joy they bequeathed to us much lesser beings. By the way, this year is the hundredth anniversary of their first flight at Kitty Hawk and a series of commemorative events have been planned. Personally, I intend to be there in December when they fly the now-completed replica of their "Flyer". I will of course bring lots of Kleenex as it promises to be an emotional event for those of us who feel they are the younger brothers to those famous Americans. Best, Earlie