alt Hacker NewsWould we group private pilot / recreational flying in that category?
It’s massively more risky than commercial flight travel and seems to serve no practical utility.
Would we group private pilot / recreational flying in that category?
It’s massively more risky than commercial flight travel and seems to serve no practical utility.
If you break down the stats, a significant fraction (if not most) of the fatal accidents in GA are in experimental aircraft like kit builds and exotic stuff like fighter jets, despite accounting for a small fraction of the total flight hours. Most of the rest are due to preventable human error like misjudging your ability to fly in bad weather or miscalculating fuel and running out mid-flight.
It’s like driving: it’s usually very safe if you don’t speed and drive tired or drunk.