Larry, this is very sad and every loss is one too many! What I do not understand is why small plane crashes relative to other risks/ sources of fatal accidents seem to be so extremely spectacular, and why such crashes are receiving so much public attention, suggesting that flying in a small plane is much more dangerous than e.g. swimming in a lake or wildwater rafting in a river. For example, has the press ever addressed the issue of how many people are dying each year swimming, boating or just falling into backyard ponds? According to the Dept of Health, in 2005 there were 3,582 fatal unintentional drownings in the U.S., averaging ten deaths per day. We never seem to read much about these sad losses. And each of these is one too many, too! Cheers Juergen
--- Larry Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am Mi, 13.8.2008: Von: Larry Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Betreff: [ercoupe-flyin] Re: [ercoupe-tech] Florida Fatal Ercoupe Crash An: "Ercoupe Flyin" <[email protected]> Datum: Mittwoch, 13. August 2008, 23:40 So what's with the rash of small plane accidents? In the past week there was a mid-air in Wyoming, a fatal crash near Shell Knob, Missouri, a crash in California, an Angel Flight crashed near Boston, now this. I'm starting to think small planes are dangerous! Larry Snyder Washington, MO On Aug 13, 2008, at 4:09 PM, bbartsey wrote: Just on the 5 o'clock news. An Ercoupe crashed in De Soto County this afternoon killing the pilot. De Soto County is just south of Arcadia or east of Port Charlotte. That's the only info available right now. I will keep you posted. Bart Larry Snyder Washington, MO __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sie sind Spam leid? Yahoo! Mail verfügt über einen herausragenden Schutz gegen Massenmails. http://mail.yahoo.com
