Ground loop vs Bent nose wheel

[1:1 Scale]

Originally Posted by John Clark

The methodology is seriously flawed. First, there is no mention of hours flown. The statistic should be expressed in events per XX hours.

As someone mentioned earlier, what does hours flown have to do with the occurance of ground handling incidents? Are we talking about PIC hours, or hours on the aircraft? If you want to make the data more "accurate", it should be based on the number take offs and landings, not hours flown.

I find the poll interesting, but take it with a grain of salt. It's surely not a master's thesis

[John Clark]

Originally Posted by 1:1 Scale

As someone mentioned earlier, what does hours flown have to do with the occurance of ground handling incidents? Are we talking about PIC hours, or hours on the aircraft? If you want to make the data more "accurate", it should be based on the number take offs and landings, not hours flown.

I find the poll interesting, but take it with a grain of salt. It's surely not a master's thesis

You are right, comparing the incidents to the number of take off/landings would be good. Also, a breakdown of pilot time, total and in type, would be interesting.

John Clark ATP, CFI
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