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Here's a brief guide https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/standards https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/standards "Old guy crashes airplane" is a somewhat common occurrence
by colechristensen 2y ago
Here's a brief guide https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/standards https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/standards
"Old guy crashes airplane" is a somewhat common occurrence that leads to obvious question if they really should have passed their medical. There's a tendency to not want to be the one to say no, especially if you've known the doctor signing the forms for decades... or if you were a fricken astronaut.
- darby_nine 2y agoAt least with an airplane you're not much risk to others....
- andrewinardeer 2y agoSarcasm doesn't translate well via text.
- colechristensen 2y agoA very large proportion of private aviation accidents involve only the people in the aircraft.
- darby_nine 2y agoThis wasn't sarcastic at all—any driver of a car is far more dangerous than one in a plane. 9/11 is essentially meaningless in the shadow of auto deaths (to provide a direct comparison). I can't get a firm number on number of plane fatalities in the US (or auto fatalities worldwide), but 9/11 alone would amount to about only 0.04% of total vehicle fatalities in the US since 2000.
- fargle 2y agoif i live to be 90, i'd wish to die quietly in my sleep like my grandpa. not screaming in terror like his passengers.
- pkilgore 2y agoNo passengers. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/389197 https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/389197
- almostnormal 2y agoBoth scenarios are unlikely. Most likely it will be a long time of being tortured by doctors trying everything in the book to squeeze a few more days of money from your insurance.
- kube-system 2y agoRoads concentrate traffic near other people. A vehicle running off the road is much more likely to hit something than a plane falling out of the sky.
- WorkerBee28474 2y agoThe aircraft is unfortunately known for crashing without pilot error https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor#Civilian_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor#Civilia...
- tom_ 2y agoAnd 91 year olds are unfortunately known for dying simply because they fell asleep. I hope to be 91 myself one day - nevertheless, I remain suspicious.
- TMWNN 2y ago>I hope to be 91 myself one day From the Los Angeles Times, 1988 <http://articles.latimes.com/1988-12-08/news/vw-1384_1_speaker-teaches-business http://articles.latimes.com/1988-12-08/news/vw-1384_1_speake...>: >Woody Allen was once asked what he would like people to say about him 100 years from now. He said: "I would like them to say, 'He looks good for his age.'"