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Early in the article it states a fact: "...neither the overall accident 
rate nor the fatal rate has budged in more than a decade, despite 
industry efforts to reduce accidents."  If the barrier to entry created 
by certification were a major factor in this, Experimental aviation 
would not only continue to improve drastically, in pace with the rapid 
advance in technology, but become as safe as driving. The fact is that 
it has not.

The biggest contributor to accidents, as has been discussed and 
demonstrated many many times here on LML, is the faulty hardware between 
the pilot's ears, not the hardware that was not installed due to 
certification. But PhDs are granted for blaming the government for 
certification rules and not for calling out the idiot on his quest for a 
Darwin award.

Regards,

Hamid

On 12/5/2013 10:57 AM, Mark Sletten wrote:
>
> Very interesting study regarding the effects of FAA certification 
> requirements on flight safety.
>
> http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Research-Study-Aircraft-Certification-Rules-Dont-Necessarily-Improve-Safety221068-1.html
>
> --Mark
>