In the bad news today . . .

[cavelamb]

There are an average of 17,000 car crashes a day in the USA - but 2 airplanes accidents in 2 weeks and they "investigate"


Two tragic plane crashes in two weeks have exposed a booming interest in home-built aircraft - a phenomenon the FAA says has tripled in popularity since the 1980s.

Four people died when a single-engine aircraft crashed off the coast of Half Moon Bay in California on January 14. Among them was a 27-year-old 'experimental plane enthusiast' who piloted the four-seater homebuilt aircraft he'd bought for $100,000 from a retired dentist last year.
A week later another single-engine two-seater homebuilt plane plowed into a car at a busy intersection 60 miles away in Concord, killing its pilot and injuring the car's driver. Both accidents are being investigated and have renewed scrutiny on a burgeoning subculture.
There are more than 33,000 home-built planes licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration - a number that has tripled since the 1980s - and over 100,000 people are interested in the hobby, so DailyMail.com spoke to homebuilding experts to find out how safe home-built aircraft really is.



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...alifornia.html

kudos to Ron Wanttaja for keeping it real.