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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
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