Originally Posted by
cjhants
there have been many discussions on various forums, and like most statistics you can put whatever spin on them to support your argument. but the best example i have seen is its about as safe a riding a motorcycle. if i get time later on i will try to find the relevant thread.
It's a lot safer than that. On a bike, others can take you out despite your best efforts. In an aeroplane, your fate is largely inyour own hands.
I've been flying single engine aeroplanes for nearly 30 years, in and out of small strips, all VFR, including a fair slice of aeros. So far so good, touch wood.
I've been riding motorcycles for 5 years, and last month a dozy car driver hit my bike FROM BEHIND (so i didn't see him coming), knocking me off and injuring me (not badly, but enough!). There's no equivalent of the dozy car driver in the air.
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