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Most flying decisions are easy if the decision is based upon safety. Being safe does not mean without risk. Engine operations are safe but some 8 percent of accidents are caused by engine mechanical failure. Flight training makes up 20% of total flight activity but only 12% of the accidents. Midairs make less than 1.2 percent of aircraft accidents. Alcohol and drugs barely appear. Takeoff and landings make 50%. Pilot error 65% base cause of accidents. Risk of drowning at home in your bathtub is five times greater than of dying in an aircraft accident. The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed over 500,000 in the U.S. and many millions more in the rest of the world. More people than have died in all the wars of the world. Those big jets are pretty safe! The brochure made a comparison that your odds of dying in a commercial airliner are about the same as being struck by a meteorite! Approximately 20 accidents per year occur because of deliberate flight in or near thunderstorms. About 45 aircraft accidents occur every week only three are due to mechanical failures. Six out of every seven accidents caused by some mechanical failure result in no or only minor injuries. 25% of the injuries caused by the one in seven accidents where people are injured should not have resulted in injuries had proper procedures been followed. Comment		External Links  Recent articles When A Pilot Dies Two of my pilots have died in airplane crashes One I had advised to quit and I thought that he had Three years later ... Parking and Tiedown Use of checklist ... Medicine P Any over the counter medication whose name ends in quot;ine quot; should be checked in a flight medical examiner for use before flying Beware of... Teaching Precepts P Docendo Discimus We learn by teaching When by yourself you are the instructor BR BR ... My Kind of Student P I want a student who responds enjoys and pays attention I enjoy sharing my love of flying with someone I often share too... 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The Last Thing You Learn P If you make a good landing the yoke should be positioned for taxiing When you turn off the runway the correct positioning of the yoke will... Age as a Factor In Flying P The average General Aviation pilot was 39 years of age in 1990 Pilots over 60 have 2 1 times more accidents than pilots in their 50... Private Pilot Endorsements An instructorís endorsement indicates that he feels you have been instructed in and are competent to perform a given maneuver At that time Your logbook is a legal document... What's New With so much history in the past I would like to take you into the future: BR I am most proud of my... Shirt Tails There has been a long tradition in aviation related to cutting off the shirt tails of newly soloed student pilots One story has it that the practice ... Statistics As of October 2001 ul li If you are rushed for time you are eleven times more likely to make a mistake than if you have ample... 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The Student As A Student P How much does it cost Depends on motivation of student BR How long does it take 62 hours is average My students may... Effective Criticism Requirements 1 Student instructor awareness of what is being done wrong P P 2 Instructor analysis of why P ... 1998 Statistics li B Over 20 of all G A fatal accidents had weather as contributing factor BR ... Uncontrolled Airport Radio P Start listening well away from the airport Overfly above pattern altitude if you are uncertain of pattern or procedures Adhere to AIM recommended procedures ... Downwind Takeoff P demonstration BR At controlled airports the non assertive pilot just goes where he is told to go There are occasions where for convenience... Airworthiness Directives (ADs) P FAR 91 403 a requires that an AD compliance record be kept Some AD are one time and others recurring They notify aircraft owners... Airport Markings symbols colors local rules BR Diagram ... 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