Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:13 pm
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I think the point the video was trying to make was that if an aircraft is being marketed as a toy for adrenaline junkies, the GA-community risks attracting new pilots with an attitude to the hobby that's different from the old "boring" one with safety margins left, right and center. That could increase the number of serious incidents. The product itself is certified and there's no reason to think it's inherently dangerous. The three accidents from 2017 don't seem to point to aircraft malfunction.
The idea with a Flight Data Recorder for small aircrafts is interesting, if the cost is reasonable. I remember that the car manufacturer SAAB tried that, but privacy issues stopped it: consumer groups were afraid that insurance companies would use the data as a tool to assign blame and refuse to pay.
Autocorrect is so frustrating. It's always making me say things I didn't Nintendo.