Most Dangerous Job, Pilots ranked 3rd.
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Most Dangerous Job, Pilots ranked 3rd.
Thought this be interesting to post for you fellow ppruners.
Relative Risk Rate is the fatality rate for a given group divided by the fatality rate for all workers. A rate of 2.0 means the worker is twice as likely as the average
worker to die on the job.
Fishers 21.3
Timer Cutters 20.6
Pilots 19.9
Average All Jobs 1.0
Here is the link from the statistics where taken from.
http://www.governmentguide.com/issues/dangerjobs.adp
Relative Risk Rate is the fatality rate for a given group divided by the fatality rate for all workers. A rate of 2.0 means the worker is twice as likely as the average
worker to die on the job.
Fishers 21.3
Timer Cutters 20.6
Pilots 19.9
Average All Jobs 1.0
Here is the link from the statistics where taken from.
http://www.governmentguide.com/issues/dangerjobs.adp
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No: our life insurance for transport flying supposedly costs no more than for those who work inside a cubicle with no moving landscape, or windows.
Maybe that applies to crop dusting and those patroling Iraq's northern borders-or the Chinese coast, that is, the Communist Chinese coast, where any very stable and heavy 4-engine patrol plane can easily outmaneuver a supposedly nimble Chinese fighter.
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Maybe that applies to crop dusting and those patroling Iraq's northern borders-or the Chinese coast, that is, the Communist Chinese coast, where any very stable and heavy 4-engine patrol plane can easily outmaneuver a supposedly nimble Chinese fighter.
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This survey is the sort of pointless cr*p that shows why statistics are either the bl**dy obvious or damn lies. Did they really need to point out that electrocution is the leading fatal accident for electricians, or that falling off roofs tends to kill Roofers?? They even include cashiers, which it says are less likely than average to result in a fatality at work, in the list of most dangerous jobs.
Surprise, surprise. Working in an office building, I'm less at risk of being killed at work than a pilot. Took a PhD in the bl**dy obvious to work that one out. Now, add in my commute to work. Still reckon you are 20 times more likely to die during the working day than me?
SOURCE: Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Compensation and Working Conditions Online
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Hmmmm. 111 airline pilots killed in the USA in aircraft accidents in 1995. Did I sleep through that year? Or did the USA experience a masive carnfest of aircraft accidents which went unreported by the press or the authorities. Good lord that's fifty five and a half boeing loads of pilots in twelve months. If it carried on like that for the following six years they'll have no aeroplanes left!
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Some years ago (about 12) a report showed that the biggest single accidental killer of professional pilots in the USA that year had been chainsaw accidents. The report pointed out that many pilots were affluent enough to own a bit of land, had time on their hands, were fit and vigorous enough to want to take on the job of clearing their land, and didn't have the first clue about the dangers of chainsaws.
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What about Cave Divers : 25 % Mortality rate ?????
What about Drag Boat Racers : Dunno the %age but it was pretty high on the Jeremy Clarkson Program the other night ?
Perhaps the pilot figure includes data from the previous few wars (Kamikazi's etc).
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What about Drag Boat Racers : Dunno the %age but it was pretty high on the Jeremy Clarkson Program the other night ?
Perhaps the pilot figure includes data from the previous few wars (Kamikazi's etc).
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Bally Heck, not all commercial airplane pilots fly for the airlines. Airline pilot is one of the safest pilot jobs in the world. You never have anything that is not a part of the airplane strapped to the outside of your airplane. You almost always take off and land at radar-equipped, controlled aerodromes. You have another competent and trained pilot sitting next to you. You don't spend the non-flying parts of your fourteen hour duty day loading cargo. You're not expected to take out a chainsaw to clear spring growth from the landing area with a chainsaw -- and t'aint natural has pointed out how dangerous chainsaws can be in the hands of professional pilots.
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My point exactly Luftwaffle. I suspect that if 111 "Airplane pilots" bought the farm in the USA in 1995, the vast majority, if not all of them were amateur pilots.
I don't think flying as a leisure pursuit can be considered an occupation and therefore this statistic in common with 78.437 percent of all statisitcs (including that one) is complete tosh.
If on the other hand the statistic is true (and this in itself is a statistical improbability) I'm getting another job. I have no desire to throw a seven quite yet.
I don't think flying as a leisure pursuit can be considered an occupation and therefore this statistic in common with 78.437 percent of all statisitcs (including that one) is complete tosh.
If on the other hand the statistic is true (and this in itself is a statistical improbability) I'm getting another job. I have no desire to throw a seven quite yet.
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EVO7,
don't airline pilots commute to work as well?
The term airline pilot may be used to describe a holder of an airline transport pilot's licence, hence the high rate. It doesn't mean that PPLs are included, but could include small charter stuff as well as rotary. Just a thought.
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don't airline pilots commute to work as well?
The term airline pilot may be used to describe a holder of an airline transport pilot's licence, hence the high rate. It doesn't mean that PPLs are included, but could include small charter stuff as well as rotary. Just a thought.
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I was just checking out the Endsleigh website, and according to their online quote system, they have commercial pilots on a higher car insurance band than "office workers". (Mind you, it also quoted me a higher price for third party only than for TPFT at one point).