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You should pay attention to the fatality rate for gliders. Some of the worst in maned aviation. It's considered 3-4x more dangerous than driving based on the a
by btreecat 3y ago
You should pay attention to the fatality rate for gliders. Some of the worst in maned aviation.
It's considered 3-4x more dangerous than driving based on the annual fatality rate.
Not that it isn't cool, it just won't become mainstream due to safety alone.
- croemer 3y ago3-4x more dangerous per what? Distance travelled, or time, or per year using average amounts that people drive/glide?
- croemer 3y agoIt's 50 times more dangerous than driving per hour: https://chessintheair.com/the-risk-of-dying-doing-what-we-love/ https://chessintheair.com/the-risk-of-dying-doing-what-we-lo...