I always figured that flying in a small plane (and piloting it) was a much better deal. In a plane I am totally responsible for my own safety (assuming the airplane is in good shape) whereas in a car I am at the mercy of hundreds or thousands of others.
--R Sent from iPhone > On Feb 10, 2019, at 1:42 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > "Cars are safer than planes, if you compare trips. And planes are safer than > cars, if you compare miles. Small planes are about 1 death per every 100,000 > hours, That ends up being more than cars by any measure. ... It's definitely > safer to fly in a small plane than drive in a car, but only 18.5% safer…" > > https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=safety+of+small+plane+flying+versus+car+driving > ....................................................... > G Mann wrote: >> Three most useless things in aviation: >> 1. Fuel still in the pump on the ground. >> 2. Runway behind you. >> 3. Altitude above you. >> BTDT.... all aviation wrecks start and end on the ground.. plan ahead. >> >> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 12:39 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Yes, and most of your cars are decades newer than my airplane - 1957. >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 9:33 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Yeah some altitude adds a bit more excitement! >>>> >>>> --FT >>>> >>>>> On 2/9/19 7:43 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> Yeah, that’s the worst. You have a car puke on you and now you’re >>>> sensitized to it. Everywhere you go in it you’re just waiting for the >>> other >>>> shoe to drop. I hate that. >>>>> >>>>> And Don, you have far larger cohones than I ever will. I can’t imagine >>>> doing it in an airplane, although a former coworker was an A&P DIY’er. To >>>> the best of my knowledge he’s still alive and flying. >>>>> >>>>> -D >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 8, 2019, at 9:46 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Great story. That’s totally me in the SL600. Completely paranoid. >>>> Especially after the thermostat sticking and the car getting hot. And >>>> the$500E300 too. Every old car! >>>>>> >>>>>> --R >>>>>> Sent from iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 8, 2019, at 9:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A funny story: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Today I drove the 220SEb to work and then on to my headliner guy's >>>> shop so he could survey it in anticipation of doing the headliner and >>>> related items early next month. It's a roughly 20 mile drive one way to >>>> work, half on surface streets and the other half on a reversible toll >>> road >>>> with limited access/highway speeds (65 mph.) It's a combination of the >>> two >>>> over to the headliner shop of about 10 miles, making the return back to >>> the >>>> house much the same of about 30 miles for a total of about 60 miles round >>>> trip. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We've all been in my shoes - a relatively new (to you) unproven car, >>>> taking it out on the road, listening to every noise, vibration, hum, >>>> whatever, riding on the edge just waiting for something (bad) to happen. >>>> You hear something and start to freak out.... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Drive to work - uneventful, maybe even fun. The toll road is a >>>> reversible with three lanes, no access for roughly 11 miles. Very nice >>> road >>>> surface, new and smooth as glass. The car ran flawlessly, in fact, it >>> found >>>> a sweet spot in the upper 60s that made it sound great and was really >>>> tracking and handling quite nicely, considering that I am in serious need >>>> of new front springs. Cool. Got to work without an issue. Whew! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Drive to headliner shop - interstate and city streets, busy but the >>>> car did well again. Not a problem. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Drive home, mostly interstate except for the last 10 miles or so, >>>> which is surface streets. Again, ran well, no problems. Even fired up the >>>> FrigiKing since it was nearly 80 and got some ice cubes running - well, >>>> plenty of cold air. About a mile from home I was turning through an >>>> intersection and it sounded like I ran over something small in the road. >>>> Hmm. No problem, car was running fine. Probably a big rock or some piece >>> of >>>> junk I didn't see. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pull into the garage. Need to straighten out the car a bit, so I put >>>> it in reverse. It continues to creep forward. Hmm. Put it in neutral. >>>> Creeps forward. OK, I'll just leave it here and I'll park the wife's >>> SL500 >>>> so she doesn't bang the door into my car, since it was encroaching into >>> her >>>> space a little. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Get down on my hands and knees and take a look under the car. Yup. >>>> Transmission linkage bushing failed. Got a couple on their way from the >>> MB >>>> warehouse in Jacksonville. I totally trust this car now. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dan >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> --FT >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> OK Don >>> >>> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of >>> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain >>> >>> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who >>> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence >>> for themselves." >>> >>> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
