Quote from: ansu on Yesterday at 11:24:49 PMyou can express your opinion freely without having to be afraid of ending in prison

You clearly are a bit behind on UK news. In this country even middle aged women can end up in jail for a couple of years for making injudicious posts on Facebook.

Hurty things on Twitter = jail here now if those hurty things are about certain sectors of the community.

Living across the Channel, i.e. in an EU country, I am sometimes a bit surprised about your moaning. Maybe in your opinion your government could be better, but compared to other governments, i.e. Russia, Northern Corea etc. etc. you are on the "happy side", you can express your opinion freely without having to be afraid of ending in prison and as I always told my mother when she was moaning "you have a roof upon your head and every day something to eat". 
Time is difficult at the moment with all those crises and wars and no one knows what has to be expected in future, maybe the number of refugees will increase, too.  
Here in Germany, for instance the costs of living have increased enormously and jobs are no longer as sure as before. Our government is still in the probation period - so let's wait and see. 

Sausage fingers strike again. Phone in bed don't help either.

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 11:11:06 PMAm I right in thinking that this is more of a woman thing than a nan thing?

I've heard wimen do it but can't recall ever hearing a man.

I suspect you are right,  although not sure that Nan's don't do it too.  

Am I right in thinking that this is more of a woman thing than a nan thing?

I've heard wimen do it but can't recall ever hearing a man.

Light aircraft are way different from commercial jets. This is the 2023 safety record in the UK

In the UK, "light aircraft" typically fall under the broader category of General Aviation (GA)—fixed-wing planes under ~5,700 kg, microlights, gliders, etc. Here's what the latest stats show:


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🛩� Annual Safety Figures for GA/Light Aircraft

In 2023, the UK Civil Aviation Authority reported:

~700,000 flight hours by GA aircraft (60 % of which are fixed‑wing light aircraft)  .

Over 2,000 occurrence reports from GA—about 7.5 % were accidents or serious incidents (~150+), including 170 reportable accidents/serious incidents  .

11 fatal accidents – 7 involved light aircraft, 2 gliders, 1 hot-air balloon  .

10 accidents resulted in 12 serious injuries, and 82 % of accidents didn't involve injuries  .




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🧮 Normalized Accident Rate

For GA overall (not just light aircraft), there are approximately 3–4 accidents per 100,000 flight hours, with around 1 fatal accident per 100,000 hours  .

For UK GA's ~700,000 flying hours, that equates to roughly 20–28 accidents annually, with 7 fatalities or serious outcomes.



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📝 Older Government Estimates

A 2001 Hansard record cites an average of 190 accidents per year for helicopters and light aircraft (under 2,370 kg), with fewer than 8% fatal, and ~2 fatalities per fatal accident  .

This aligns with current broader GA data but includes helicopters too.




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📊 Summary for Light Aircraft Only

Metric Approximate Annual Figure

Flight hours (light aircraft, subset) ~420,000 hours
Reportable accidents/serious incidents ~120–130
Fatal accidents ~7
Serious-injury accidents ~10
Non-injury accidents ~90


Expect 100–150 accidents/incidents per year, with around 7–10 being fatal and another ~10 causing serious injuries.

Most accidents (~80%) are non-injury, often related to hard landings or loss of control  .



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🔑 Key Takeaways

1. Light aircraft accidents are a major portion of GA reports—~120 reportable accidents annually.


2. Fatalities in light aircraft hover around 7 per year.


3. 12 serious injuries are also typical each year.


4. Loss of control near the ground and hard landings are leading causes  .




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✅ Final Answer

For UK light aircraft each year, you can expect:

100–150 reportable accidents

≈7 fatal accidents (resulting in ~7–11 deaths)

≈10 serious-injury accidents

The vast majority (~80%) involve no injuries


Let me know if you'd like breakdowns by aircraft type, causes, or comparisons with other countries!

Beware Amazon Prime members,  as there are more scammers using Prime now.

They send you a message saying your annual membership is going up,  and if you don't want to do this,  click on a 'Cancel' button.

Once you click, they get your account number and your details.

Here's a quote about it:

The fake emails claim your Amazon Prime subscription will automatically renew at an unexpected price (in the UK the service costs £95 a year or £8.99 a month).

The messages sometimes include personal information gleaned from other sources in an attempt to appear legitimate. They may also include a "cancel subscription" button that clicks through to a fake Amazon login page.

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Swines these people, aren't they.

Here's some more about this:


https://news.sky.com/story/fireball-at-southend-airport-after-small-plane-crashes-13396214

Quote from: Raven on Yesterday at 08:55:26 PMI bloody well won't be buying one. 

Me neither, Raven.

The Ambulances being made to do it bothers me a little, though.
I can foresee them getting an emergency call only to find someone forgot to put it on charge!

Of course it will! Our politicians say it will and we all know that they are NEVER wrong