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> Compared to motorcycle, plane is far safer. I looked into the stats before I started flying and iirc this is not the case for private aircraft on a per-hour
by wyager 4y ago
> Compared to motorcycle, plane is far safer.
I looked into the stats before I started flying and iirc this is not the case for private aircraft on a per-hour basis. In fact, private aircraft may have been riskier than motorcycle.
- bombcar 4y agoThe key is that something like 90% of pilot fatalities can be traced to pilot fault. 60% of motorcyclists becoming organ donors are not the motorcyclists fault.
- hn_user2 4y agoLast time I checked overall private flying was about 8 times more dangerous than a car, and right on par with a motorcycle. ~~However, something like 35% of the accidents are running out of fuel, and of the remaining accidents, 35% of those were in poor weather.~~ So if it is a clear day and you remember to put fuel in the airplane it gets you ahead of a motorcycle and not as safe as a car. It really depends on if you look at just fatal accidents or all accidents. Edit: Looking at 2019 it appears 38 of 109 fatal accidents were weather and fuel related. So if you fill up with gas and fly on a nice day you are definitely still worse than a car and maybe twice as safe as a motorcycle? (statistically speaking of course) https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/air-safety-institute/accident-analysis/joseph-t-nall-report/nall-report-figure-view?category=all&year=2019&condition=all&report=true https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/air-safety-institut...