On 2008-10-03 13:20:50 -0700, "Ol Shy & Bashful" <selwaykid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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said:
> On Oct 3, 1:02 pm, Steve Hix <se...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> In article
>> <67103456-666e-4fe6-a782-c9cf23f4b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Ol Shy & Bashful" <selway...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>> What is the most dangerous time of any flight? On average, when should
>>> a pilot be the most aware of what is going on? Gonna post this on
>>> student forum too. Should be most interesting.
>>> Ol SS aka Ol S&B (ol **** stirrer)
>>
>> At the risk of posting something close to being on topic...
>>
>> A couple weeks ago I attended a Air Safety Foundation seminar on
>> improving takeoffs and landings, mostly focusing on safety
>> considerations.
>>
>> According to them (and FAA and NTSB), most accidents occur close to the
>> ground and low(er) speeds, with takeoff/go-around accidents being
>> slightly more like to be lethal than are landing accidents.
>>
>> Beyond that, I'd have to dig around in the information pile for more
>> detail.
>
> Steve
> I think you'll find the numbers relatively the same. However, if an
> accident occurs close to the ground, low and slow, does it really
> matter? I think the main problem is the pilot is not going to take off
> knowing something is wrong with the aricraft.
Unfortunately, it would appear that a great many pilots do take off
knowing that there is something wrong with the aircraft.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor
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