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Ok Dan,

Just to put it bluntly what I was saying was: if you are moron
and dont care about your life fly and drive any way you like but
dont put other people at risk.

Alexis

Dan Larsen (badger@seas.gwu.edu) wrote:
: On 7 Nov 2000, Alexis Yushin wrote:
:
: > I think the risks assosiated with single engine IFR are
: > pretty obvious, it is endless discussion what would be the
: > most probable accident cause. I think pilot currency is out
: > of the scope of this subject, I assume if you choose to
: > fly hard IFR with passangeers on board you are current and
: > trained. My point is that even when you are a perfect pilot
: > it is plainly stupid to take any risk to put yourself into
: > a situation where you know there's no way out from, such
: > as emergency landing with ceilings 200ft is always set up
: > best glide, secure, brace, pray and wait for the impact.
:
: Well, airlines fly transatlantic everyday. What happens if you lose both
: engines over the ocean? You go down fast and go "kerplunk?"
:
: > To me flying single engine IFR over low ceilings is comparable
: > to driving under the influence. You can argue it is reasonably
: > safe or it is not, that accident rate proves it is or it is
: > not, that some people can hold the liquer better than others
: > and bullshit about that it is everybody's personal choice and
: > it depends if you are driving across the state or just parking
: > your car, but what it all boils down to is that you simply dont
: > do it especially with passangeers on board if you have any sense
: > of responsibility towards them and other traffic participants.
:
: I really get anal when somebody tries to tell me how I fly my airplane.
: I value my life. If I'm doing single pilot operations, there is nothing I
: will do with passengers that I will not do without passengers. If I have
: another pilot, there is stuff I will do with him/her that I won't do
: alone. The bottom line is that carrying passengers does not affect my
: go/no-go decision unless it's for a comfort/convenience reason, like
: turbulence.
:
: --Dan
:

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