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Posted for "terrence o'neill" <troneill@charter.net>:
>     In a sentence, our planes are okay, but could be much better ... 
> so we
> shouldn't blame the poor human being who did not really wan t to kill 
> himself.
The person killed himself because of his attitude; choosing to ignore 
his and his airplane's limitations.  Blaming the airplane is just lame.  
Every airplane, every automobile, every product can be made safer.  The 
safest thing to do is to not fly, not drive, not walk, not even get out 
of bed.

>     I think pilots are good enough already.
On which planet?  On this planet pilots routinely run out of gas, 
routinely fly into thunderstorms, fly into unyielding objects like 
mountains and ground.....  You must have some really low standards if 
you find that kind of piloting "good enough"

>     I think BFRs are completely unnecessary and it has been proven so 
> in a
> study, and the cost deters new and licensed pilots from continuing to 
> fly.
Can you cite the study?  This is the first I have ever heard of this.  
If you do your BFR by taking a local flight instructor up for a ride to 
wow him in your Lancair and call that a BFR, then it was a useless 
exercise.  It may or may not meet the letter of the regulation, but it 
certainly did not meet the spirit of the regulation.

>     I think medicals are unnecessary because they aren't requjired for 
> driving
> a car.
Should a pilot's license be abolished because no license is "requjired" 
for a pedal bike?

I am just wondering if this was actually a serious post or if someone 
broke into your account and posted this?

Hamid