NC Shooter
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>OK - a number of factors skew the pilot figure -
1. Crop dusers and air ambulance pilots are technically "proffesional pilots", but operate under much more hazardous conditions than passenger plane pilots.
2. Among the few that can afford AND are inclined to be involved in the hobbies of: aerobatics, unlimited air racing, warbird restoration and display, home-built or other experimental aircraft design, construction, and flight are...airline pilots, manu of whom have their hobby documented as a "business" for tax purposes - so when that Bede Microjet, Pitts Special, of F-86 Sabre turns into an expensive, smoking hole in the ground, very often a "proffesional pilot" working as an "employee" is technically involved.<
You can add to the pilots list those who fly fire bombers, freight and checks runs plus the "working helicopter" pilots like the lumber pilots, etc.
If the average private pilot is included in this list, then you have to add motorcycle rider and automobile driver too.
1. Crop dusers and air ambulance pilots are technically "proffesional pilots", but operate under much more hazardous conditions than passenger plane pilots.
2. Among the few that can afford AND are inclined to be involved in the hobbies of: aerobatics, unlimited air racing, warbird restoration and display, home-built or other experimental aircraft design, construction, and flight are...airline pilots, manu of whom have their hobby documented as a "business" for tax purposes - so when that Bede Microjet, Pitts Special, of F-86 Sabre turns into an expensive, smoking hole in the ground, very often a "proffesional pilot" working as an "employee" is technically involved.<
You can add to the pilots list those who fly fire bombers, freight and checks runs plus the "working helicopter" pilots like the lumber pilots, etc.
If the average private pilot is included in this list, then you have to add motorcycle rider and automobile driver too.