220 Why Smart Pilots Crash and an Icing Accident + GA News

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Summary
220 Max talks about why smart pilots may be at some disadvantage and be more likely to have an accident, and he talks about an icing accident. A high-time CFI says smart pilots are the pilots he frets over most. Pilots may know isolated facts, but not don’t always see the big picture, and draw the wrong conclusion. Garry Hoy is an example of this. 30% of fatal accidents involve FAR violations.

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Why Smart Pilots Crash by Rick Durden
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Why smart people make stupid decisions

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220 Why Smart Pilots Crash and an Icing Accident + GA News

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