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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 4/17/2018 8:14 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:56:16 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

No question the safety numbers are impressive. It's even more
impressive when modern aircraft can lose half it's engines and
still fly and land successfully. Hard to do in a Cessna 172.

Yeah, those little Buddy Holly planes are many times more dangerous
than flying commercial but you do get to dodge the TSA lines.

I don't think the Cessna itself is more dangerous. They damn near
fly themselves under normal circumstances.

Engine failure immediately on takeoff could be a bitch but
as long as you keep your head, "fly the plane" and can find a spot
to put it down, an engine failure in flight may be stressful but isn't
overly dangerous.

I think most accidents are due to a pilot screw up.