About this episode
Rob Reider discusses aviation safety and pilot statistics with Dr. Paul Craig, focusing on the risks faced by less experienced pilots.
Analytics - it’s an important word in almost every business. The same is true in aviation. On today’s episode, Rob Reider talks with Dr. Paul Craig, PhD, who shares some of the not-so-flattering statistics for pilots who have between 50 and 350 hours of flight time. He’s compiled thousands of accident reports and published his findings in a book called, “The Killing Zone.” He’ll also discuss his personal incident when he wasn’t quite ready for “hard IMC."
People in this episode
Host: Rob Reider
Guest: Dr. Paul Craig
Topics covered
- aviation safety
- pilot statistics
- flight experience
- accident analysis
- IMC conditions
Keywords
- aviation
- pilot safety
- accident reports
- flight hours
- IMC
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Killing Zone
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