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Re: Problems facing warbirds movement

Posted by Scott WRG Editor on Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:49:09 AM

In reply top Re: Problems facing warbirds movement posted by bdk on Tue Oct 21, 2003 03:50:36 PM

: CRASHES! Insurance costs and public opinion are driven by
: this. Injuries and fatalities drive the cost of insurance
: up, and public opinion is based on what is seen in the new
: s media. Not just warbirds, but all non-commercial (i.e. g
: eneral aviation) aircraft. Without getting into specifics,
: hardly a month goes by without two or three light aircraf
: t fatalities being reported in the news here in Los Angele
: s.

I think this is a very serious subject, mainly becuase it is often blown out of preportion by the media. I see far more GA aircraft crashing than warbirds in general but far less than the number of cars crashing. Automobile accidents are far more numerous, deadly and damaging than aircraft accidents (with occasional exceptions of course). I would like to see a more balanced view in the media. I'm tired of the lead story being a Cessna ditching in a pond with no injuries and the drunk driver in the firebird killing a family relegated to later in the news.

Scott

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