![]() Everything stays the same until we have a tragedy and then we analyze and adjust. Every advancement in aviation technology comes with trial and error. We’re so close, but we haven’t found the perfect balance yet. That’s as close to perfection that we can expect. The reality is that aviation can be catastrophe-free, but never accident-free. ![]() It allows us to put the variable on the pilot(s), not the airplane. For the general public, to know that an accident could have been prevented moves the tragedy into an acceptable category that makes us believe we can still control it in the future. Aircraft manufacturers will always turn blame to the actions of the pilot rather than admitting a flaw in the design, even if a tail section comes off from the copilot using the rudder. There is also a financial and psychological desire to blame the pilot. A pilot can have an engine blow up or fall off causing compete hydraulic failure, and when they land fast and beyond touchdown zone, the accident analysis will say the pilots didn’t manage their airspeed appropriately.Įvery aviation accident can start with the words: If only the pilot(s) … noticed the under torqued bolt, set the flaps, recognized the wind shear, known the pitot/static system was iced over, etc. ![]() Of course, pilot error can be attributed to every aviation crash. Flight Crews are one of infinite variables that contribute to pilot error. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |