I put more than 60,000 miles on my GW by the time I sold it. I suppose I had her for 3 years or so. There were 3 times when I was briefly "terrified" during my riding tenure. One involved a deer strike; none involved "going down".
I want to get into ultralights (I have my Private Pilot's license) and wondered how the 'danger' compares.
Intuitively, I feel safe to say we eliminate the "other guy" as the primary cause of accidents when we fly ultralights. So, there is left:
o pilot/driver error (I lump weather and failure to do normal
maintenance in there)
o health problems (such as heart attack while flying/riding)
o mechanical failure ('normal' and 'catestrophic')
o environmental hazzard (unforseen objects or phenomena)
Any ultralight pilots out there? How many times does the "sphincter factor" come into play when flying (day - VFR) compare to riding your wing? Do you feel we can compare apples to apples?
Ride Safely.
-Boatner
(formerly Asheville, NC; now Prairieville, LA)
I want to get into ultralights (I have my Private Pilot's license) and wondered how the 'danger' compares.
Intuitively, I feel safe to say we eliminate the "other guy" as the primary cause of accidents when we fly ultralights. So, there is left:
o pilot/driver error (I lump weather and failure to do normal
maintenance in there)
o health problems (such as heart attack while flying/riding)
o mechanical failure ('normal' and 'catestrophic')
o environmental hazzard (unforseen objects or phenomena)
Any ultralight pilots out there? How many times does the "sphincter factor" come into play when flying (day - VFR) compare to riding your wing? Do you feel we can compare apples to apples?
Ride Safely.
-Boatner
(formerly Asheville, NC; now Prairieville, LA)