PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Safety Worries
Thread: Safety Worries
View Single Post
Old 4th Feb 2009, 22:59
  #1 (permalink)  
alphamatt
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Staffordshire
Age: 46
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Safety Worries

Hi,

I have had 3 PPL lessons up to yet and am really looking forward to passing my PPL and buying my own little airplane (probably Cessna 172 or Piper Warrior)

I have 2 small children and always have at the back of my mind on how i can make my hobby safer.

I have come up with the following and am pretty sure it would be nigh on impossible to kill myself in a small aircraft if piloted sensibly whilst adhering to the following :
  • Have Diesel Conversion (diesel doesnt explode no where near as much as petrol does on impact)
  • Have one of them BRS fitted incase a loss of wing etc
  • Carry a life raft, gps, various other safety equipment
  • Budget 1.5x the normal amount for maintenance
Am i on the right tracks?

Matt
alphamatt is offline