• freudian_slop@programming.dev
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    4 days ago

    flying is very safe

    That number is only for commercial flights. The accidents per miles ratio for private jet is significant higher and even worse than cars.

    • CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      That stat is private aviation, not just private jets. It includes small Cessna planes, for example. It also includes the bigger Cessna planes that are much more complex but still available to rich dentists and the like, which allows inexperienced pilots to fly them. That’s where most aviation crashes come from, not necessarily private jets which are normally flown by experienced professionals.