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A reasonable number, but many of them were stunt pilots -- or thought they were stunt pilots. I didn't mean to create a false impression. Also remember I mentioned that was a 12-year period.


Ah, the subset of stunt pilots will run a MUCH higher risk profile. That would explain a lot.


but many of them were stunt pilots

Lincoln Beachey thought it was a dream to go up to heaven in a flying machine The machine broke down and down he fell thought he'd go to heaven but he went to Lincoln Beachey thought it was a dream ...

RIP Lincoln Beachey, drowned in SF Bay 1915

[0] http://www.radiolab.org/story/159748-loop-loop/


That reminds me of something I heard once- "there are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots."


And then, there's Jurgis Kairys[1] doing things like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWaSgofuD6g at 60.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurgis_Kairys


This would have been key information in your original statement for sure.




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