Originally Posted by
Basil
As a skier, yachtsman and scuba diver I do not feel that I have led a dull life at all.
Most others also drive and are, therefore, involved.
Those killed at Shoreham were not involved.
Exactly. You have chosen to take risks to have a less dull life. Exactly as I believe spectators should have the right to chose their risk level.
If spectators were allowed to stand along the edge of the runway during displays in the UK over the last decade, how many would have been hurt?
Conversely, how many have been killed skiing, yachting or scuba diving?
We apply totally different standards to aviation for no good statistical reason.
You say "most others" killed by cars also drive.
What about all the kids run down? Pedestrians? Cyclists?
1 million people die on roads every year.
1 aircraft has crashed into a crowd outside an airfield since how many decades?