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Peanut gallery said:
While, I certainly feel that aviation has it's inherent risk, I believe that it is not as high as some of these post imply. The best insurance is to get good rest before flying and conduct yourself in a professional manner. Do not fall into complacency and enjoy every flight with a level of energy that keeps your attention focused at the job at hand. To quote an advertising slogan " the best safety device in any aircraft is a well trained pilot ".
I completely agree with you, but all that doesn't matter once another pilot isn't ahead of his game and takes you, your aircraft, and passengers, along to his fate.

No matter how you dice it, not many people out there have jobs that have the risk level so high as pilots. Most people don't wake up in the morning, shower, and drive to work knowing that theres a very real chance that there going to be killed while sitting at their jobs today. Pilots are that way, everytime the wheels leave that runway, the risk factor goes way up. And even the most competent and high time pilots get killed while on the job - so no one's immune.

Now I agree you shouldn't sit there and dwell on it, but you got to be realistic with yourself as well about it.
 
TurboS7 said:
For the family, I don't think it would do you much good.Unless you are on the other side looking in and saying darn wish I had made that will.

So you would rather the government decide where your assets and possibly minor children (if you have minor children) go if you and your spouse die?
 
My wife truly is so independant now that she doesn't need me anymore.... and she is probably realizing that too...

Anyhow, I do agree with leaving them good when you have that possibility
 
Wolfy said:
how does one prepare their family for this kind of eventuality involving you?

1. Have lots of life insurance. Enough to pay off everything twice over, that way your survivors will have a nice nest egg and no debt.

2. Don't be into anything your wife would have a problem with when you're alive, because if you use an airplane to dig a hole, she's going to find out about it when she's tidying up your affairs. Don't save porn on your hard drive, don't have girls' numbers on your cell phone, anything like that.
 

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