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Old 11-13-2014 | 11:38 AM
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JohnShe
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Originally Posted by bradpaul
You mean a Republican would blame the Democrats or Obama? My reaction is the same a politician going on record to CYA. They can't help it it is how they are wired.



Sorta like buying a gun? Same old solution that never works.

I posted this earlier:
Causes of Fatal Accidents by Decade (percentage)
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[TD="width: 550, align: left"][TABLE="class: cms_table, width: 554"]
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[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Cause[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1950s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1960s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1970s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1980s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]1990s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]2000s[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 45, align: center"]All[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: cms_table_style3, width: 208, align: center"]Total Pilot Error[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]58[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]63[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]44[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]57[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]55[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style3, align: center"]57[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, align: center"]53[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]Pilot Error[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]29[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]29[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, align: center"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, align: center"]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Pilot Error (weather related)[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Pilot Error (mechanical related)[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Other Human Error[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Weather[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Mechanical Failure[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Sabotage[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 208, align: center"]Other Cause[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 47, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style14, width: 44, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_style77, width: 45, align: center"]1[/TD]
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[/TD]
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Looks like if we want to reduce aircraft accidents then better pilot training and regulation is needed.

Now what about the difference between commercial and general aviation?
Which type of flying is safer
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[TD="width: 614, align: left"][TABLE="width: 614"]
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[TD="class: style37, width: 365, align: center"]Type of Flight[/TD]
[TD="class: style37, width: 223, align: center"]Fatalities per million flight hours[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: style35, width: 365, align: center"]Airliner (Scheduled and nonscheduled Part 121)[/TD]
[TD="class: style35, width: 223, align: center"]4.03[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: style35, width: 365, align: center"]Commuter Airline (Scheduled Part 135)[/TD]
[TD="class: style35, width: 223, align: center"]10.74[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: style35, width: 365, align: center"]Commuter Plane (Nonscheduled Part 135 - Air taxi on demand)[/TD]
[TD="class: style35, width: 223, align: center"]12.24[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: style35, width: 365, align: center"]General Aviation (Private Part 91)[/TD]
[TD="class: style35, width: 223, align: center"]22.43[/TD]
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[/TD]
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Sources: NTSB Accidents and Accident Rates by NTSB Classification 1998-2007
By far the biggest risk in flying IS THE PILOT.

So what about banning UAS, sUAS within 5 miles of an airport if safety is the overriding concern? Well hundreds of AMA club fields would have to close including the AMA NATIONAL FLYING SITE IN MUNCIE!
Complete safety is impossible as long as humans are involved.

As a closing thought the article referred to over 1 million drones in use, what about after this Christmas? 2 million? 3 million? The FAA has lost control.
That chart is really fascinating. Tell me, how many drones, of any type, were being flown by civilians for recreation or commercial purposes before the year 2000? I think I see a flaw in your reasoning.

So having a drone purchaser read a brochure would not count as a reasonable effort towards pilot training?
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