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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 10:03 pm
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Originally Posted by closecover
Let's cast aside the horrific events of 9/11 and the aftermath for just a second. After the Aeroflot accident referenced in this thread, how could anyone justify allowing minors in the cockpit? Is the benefit to be gained for allowing minors in the cockpit justify the cost, even when taking into account the remoteness of realizing such cost?
Yes. The risks you unthinkingly take every day far outweigh the risk engendered by minors in an aircraft cockpit.

Adult pilot error has caused far more aviation related deaths and that is itself a tiny, tiny, component of the risks you face every day.

I think it is clear that innumeracy is itself the greatest risk faced by Americans today.
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