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Old 27th Jul 2012, 22:37
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As an IR pilot you are very good at what you do and well up to flying a twin in difficult weather/ circumstances ie you are not relying on the aircraft to compensate for a lack of experience or holes in your abilities
It's nice of you to say, but I think the truth that applies to just about all of us is that our risk of a fatal accident in a light airplane changes very little as we get more experienced/qualified and fly more capable airplanes (at least with piston aircraft). The accident stats are very similar across aircraft types and pilot qualifications/hours. There's no evidence that any particular category of pilot uses aircraft capabilities to compensate for lack of ability/experience. The evidence suggests that pilots do a remarkably "good" job of compensating for more ability/experience and more capable airplanes by undertaking greater risk exposure. It might apply to the novice in a Cirrus, but it applies equally to the experienced guy in a traditional aircraft.
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