3 ms·
> general aviation has a better safety story Quite likely _because_ , unlike driving, the vast majority of passenger-miles in aviation are not undertaken in sm
by SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> general aviation has a better safety story
Quite likely _because_ , unlike driving, the vast majority of passenger-miles in aviation are not undertaken in small vehicles owned by the passenger/driver, or family thereof. i.e. because there aren't lots of "flying cars".
- nopzor 5y agoi said general aviation, not commercial aviation; commercial aviation has a better safety story by _every_ metric, by a large margin. general aviation is a lot of small airplanes owned by the 'driver'; akin to 'flying cars' ;-)
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoAh ok. Even so, Aviation is much more heavily regulated - compare getting a licence to drive a VW to getting a licence to fly a Cessna. And likely to stay that way, for these safety reasons.