• nimpnin@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    how dangerous

    According to this infographic, moderately dangerous, but no more than general (hobby) aviation

    Edit: two person gliders are common, but not more than that

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      1 month ago

      Thanks. So do you mean the somewhat dangerous category?

      I have heard of two seaters but it would be nice to be able to bring a couple friends on a little trip like this. Maybe someday when the tech advances a bit more.

      I guess rail will remain the main option for this, but sadly I live in the backwards USA where our rail network is quite limited and there are only a handful of realistic destinations.

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        1 month ago

        Gliders are listed under “dangerous” in that infographic, 1 death in 50,000 hours, which is 200x more dangerous than commercial aviation.