Not entirely true, Grasshopper. A search of the NTSB General Aviation accident statistics for the four years 1998 - 2001 (the latest I was able to find) indicated only two aviation accidents in the Chicago area. One was clearly pilot error - the pilot was attempting to take off using less than full power; the other was of an indeterminate cause but runway length was more than adequate for the aircraft involved, a Beech King Air 200.
As for the winds, you simply had to be competent at crosswind take-offs and landings and know the limitations of your piloting skills and the aircraft you're flying. *Most* aviation accidents are attributable to pilot error; errors in judgment and attempting to continue flight beyond the limits of your skills as an aviator. If that happens to occur during the take-off or landing phase of your flight, you can't really blame the airport. -p Aviation, to an even greater extent than the sea, is terribly unforgiving of any incapacity, carelessness, or neglect. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Of course Meigs was super dangerous. I think the accident rate was double the > norm due to short runways and high winds. And it was a security nightmare. > Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
