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I think this is a very bad idea safety-wise. Aviation with small planes has a lot of risks and the one thing you should not do is trying to reach a certain dest
by _ph_ 7y ago
I think this is a very bad idea safety-wise. Aviation with small planes has a lot of risks and the one thing you should not do is trying to reach a certain destination under pressure. Just in the last weeks there have been several crashes in the US, some covered by the media. Main reason was bad weather, but people decided that they should fly nevertheless. Meanwhile, commercial passenger aviation had like 1 casualty in 10 years in the US. Not only are the machines larger and better equipped, they are completely cared for and handled by professionals. While there is some pressure to stick to schedules etc., professional pilots without any direct pressure to land at a certain airport at all costs tend to decide more rational.
Even with car driving, haste to reach a destination is a bad advisor and often leads to accidents. Planning with ample time buffers is also increasing safety there.
- magduf 7y ago>I think this is a very bad idea safety-wise. Aviation with small planes has a lot of risks .... Just in the last weeks there have been several crashes in the US, some covered by the media. A lot of famous people have been killed in small-plane crashes. If we could go back in time and keep musicians from flying on private planes, just imagine how different music might be now: Buddy Holly, Randy Rhodes, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lynyrd Skynyrd (band members), Rickey Nelson, Ritchie Valens, just to name a few.