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Aren’t the microlight planes about as dangerous as a wing suit?

• nikitaga 6y ago
  No. But: Test-flying unconventional prototype / experimental airplanes, or flying commercially available ultralights? With or without training? And wingsuits – proximity flying? base jumping? Or just jumping out of a plane? The risks of those scenarios are magnitudes apart. Personal aircraft are about as dangerous as motorbikes. Base jumping on the other hand, whether with a wingsuit or not, is one of the most dangerous recreational activities you can do, with a fatality rate of something like 1% per participant per year.
  • germinalphrase 6y ago
    I wonder how much the hat BASE/wing suit stat is exaggerated by the “extreme” culture associated with it. I can’t imagine hobbies airplane builders are immediately doing aerobatics at the first chance they can. Wing suit flyers are famously risk maximizing.
• genewitch 6y ago
  They're extremely overpriced, are persnickety about fuel, and certain manufacturers (Belite, i'll call em out) couldn't care less after your check clears. If anyone wants a crashed belite in the PNW area, let me know.
  • zeusk 6y ago
    Which aircraft would you recommend then for private flying?