Here they are; This result is much simpler because general aviation accident and fatality rates can be measured per 100,000 hours. Results taken from 1993 to 2002. Gliding data for 10 years, general aviation data for 9 years.
SUMMARY: THE ACCIDENT RATE PER YEAR PER 100,000 HOURS FOR GLIDING IS COMPARABLE TO PRIVATE GENERAL AVIATION (FIXED WING) THE ACCIDENT RATE PER YEAR PER 100,000 HOURS FOR GLIDING IS GREATER THAN GENERAL AVIATION AND FLIGHT TRAINING (FIXED WING) THE FATALITY RATE PER YEAR PER 100,000 HOURS FOR GLIDING IS COMPARABLE IF NOT LOWER THAN GENERAL AVIATION (FIXED WING) THE FATALITY RATE PER YEAR PER 100,000 HOURS FOR GLIDING IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER, BY 4 TIMES, THAN PRIVATE GENERAL AVIATION (FIXED WING) THE FATALITY RATE PER YEAR PER 100,000 HOURS FOR GLIDING IS COMPARABLE IF NOT HIGHER, BY 6 TIMES, THAN FLIGHT TRAINING (FIXED WING) ACCIDENTS Gliding accident rate per year per 100,000 hours (median 18.1, average 16.8) General aviation (fixed wing) accident rate per year per 100,000 hours (median 12.3, average 12.8) General aviation (private/business flying, fixed wing) accident rate per year per 100,000 hours (median 19.7, average 19.3) Flight training (fixed wing power) accident rate per year per 100,000 hours (median 6.4, average 6.4) Gliding accident rates are higher (~1.5 times) than general aviation as a whole (two sided Z-test P=0.0088, Rank-Sum P is 0.01 to 0.05). Gliding accident rates are comparable to private general aviation (two sided Z-test P=0.1301, Rank-Sum P is > 0.05). Gliding accident rates are higher (~2.8 times) than flight training (two sided Z-test P=0.1301, Rank-Sum P is > 0.05). FATALITIES Gliding fatality rate per year per 100,000 hours (median 0.0, average 1.2) General aviation (fixed wing) fatality rate per year per 100,000 hours (median 2.5, average 2.4) General aviation (private/business flying, fixed wing) fatality rate per year per 100,000 hours (median 5.0, average 4.7) Flight training (fixed wing power) fatality rate per year per 100,000 hours (median 0.0, average 0.2) Gliding fatality rates are comparable if not slightly lower than (one half of) general aviation as a whole (two sided Z-test P=0.033, Rank-Sum P is > 0.05). Gliding fatality rates are lower than (one quarter of) private general aviation (two sided Z-test P<0.0001, Rank-Sum P is 0.01 to 0.05). Gliding fatality rates are comparable although possibly higher (~6.0 times) than flight training (two sided Z-test P=0.0474, Rank-Sum P is > 0.05). -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
