TyroGyro
Junior Member
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2016
- Messages
- 629
- Location
- near Liverpool, UK
- Aircraft
- MTOsport G-IROD
- Total Flight Time
- 160
As many of you know, I have been keeping a database of Eurotub fatalities for many years, and I believe I have captured all fatal accidents since 2001.
I like to analyse the data in diverse ways.
So here's a quite instructive histogram...
![[RotaryForum.com] - Statistics...](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' width='920' height='485' viewBox%3D'0 0 920 485'%2F%3E "[RotaryForum.com] - Statistics...")
For about half of all fatals, I have reliable hours for the deceased pilot [gyro-only, not including other types, if any]
That's a very good sample of the total. [There is also the leading German pilot, not shown, who had over 11,000 hours]
The message seems clear:-
Below 150 hours in gyros, be VERY, VERY careful...
On a happier note, while 2024 is not yet out, we've only had 1 fatal so far this year in a Eurotub.
That's the fewest fatalities since 2006 [touch-wood]. Sadly, after I wrote this, there was fatality in South Africa. With 2 fatalities this year, it's still the fewest since 2010...
Fly safe, my friends, and cautiously enjoy these wonderful machines...
I like to analyse the data in diverse ways.
So here's a quite instructive histogram...
![[RotaryForum.com] - Statistics...](https://data3.rotaryforum.com/attachments/133/133700-723cb2740ceec223bdb36c3d524b7cb8.jpg?hash=AnYdvS2mjg "[RotaryForum.com] - Statistics...")
For about half of all fatals, I have reliable hours for the deceased pilot [gyro-only, not including other types, if any]
That's a very good sample of the total. [There is also the leading German pilot, not shown, who had over 11,000 hours]
The message seems clear:-
Below 150 hours in gyros, be VERY, VERY careful...
On a happier note, while 2024 is not yet out, we've only had 1 fatal so far this year in a Eurotub.
Fly safe, my friends, and cautiously enjoy these wonderful machines...
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