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Originally Posted by mongrelcat
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I remember those from years ago. The stats have changed - being tracked by the owners group. There was a wave of the aforementioned sentiment that still carries over. A resurgence of a segment of flying due to serious sales increase in a particular brand of aircraft - some 5,000 plus sold (which is huge in that industry). A disproportionate increase in accidents. A stigma established. The plane didn't create new types of accidents, just increased existing ones. The technology, the engineering behind the design and the chute were intended to curb accidents, but they didn't take the human out of the equation.
Have you seen the increase in Bonanza accidents lately?
The aging population of pilots doesn't bode well for the future of safety in aviation...