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Pilots are free to offer commercial services; they merely have to obey a much stiffer set of regulations. Flying privately is legitimately dangerous, whereas c
by x0x0 11y ago
Pilots are free to offer commercial services; they merely have to obey a much stiffer set of regulations.
Flying privately is legitimately dangerous, whereas commercial aviation in the united states is very safe. Customers are in no position to evaluate the pilot or plane. Most accidents are due to pilot fault, often because of bad weather; offering commercial services that come with expectations of getting places increases pressure to fly in weather or circumstances exceeding the capabilities of the pilot, plane, or both.
- asift 11y agoDue you suppose consumers are only unable to determine pilot skill due to a lack of prior incentive to develop systems for disseminating this information or because it is technologically impossible?
- x0x0 11y agoSome of both. Even if one were to postulate a pilot rating organization other than the faa, let's not pretend it wouldn't be just as captured by the various pilots as the credit-rating agencies were captured by the banks whose products they rated. But again, we have a system with an astounding track record of safety and great prices too. It's what we use for commercial airlines.