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I don't make a point of flying around on a jet on my days off either.
In any event, small planes are not as safe/unsafe as airliners, there just aren't the safety margins. Look at certification. How many light twins can lose and engine and be guaranteed to fly out of it? How many planes have ETOPS level back ups? Radar, deicing, TCAS. EGPWS... the list goes on.
Am I understanding you correctly: your jet is unsafe???Originally Posted by 767pilot
Not inherently unsafe, but not as safe as staying away from either I don't make a point of flying around on a jet on my days off either. In any event, small planes are not as safe/unsafe as airliners, there just aren't the safety margins. Look at certification. How many light twins can lose and engine and be guaranteed to fly out of it? How many planes have ETOPS level back ups? Radar, deicing, TCAS. EGPWS... the list goes on.
No, there aren't the same safety margins flying a 172... but then a 172 wasn't intended to fly 350 days per year. Nor was it intended to fly in known icing (kinda like ATRs).
You are compairing rowboats to a cruise ship. If one is smart enough to take the row boat on small rivers and lakes, it will be fine, but taking across the pond is stupid. Know the limits of your craft and yourself and the trip will be reasonably safe.