[nickjj]

That's really impressive turn around times. I wish I could debug most software errors in 3 seconds or less.

That is pretty frightening about the grandfathered rules.

I don't know much about cars but I do know they have a similar thing. Suddenly because you have a car 1 year before a point in time it can be obnoxiously loud but today it wouldn't be street legal. I almost can't believe the same thing happens with planes.

[SomeHacker44]

If you lose an engine in a small piston twin engine aircraft in the first few hundred feet after takeoff... 1 second might even be generous.

[zanderz]

have you heard that old pilot joke about twin engine aircraft? The second engine serves mainly to get you to the crash site faster.

[nradov]

The situation is actually worse with airplanes. When automobile regulations change, owners can generally continue to drive older vehicles but manufacturers can't continue to sell new vehicles approved under old rules. But with aircraft, once a type certificate is issued the manufacturer can generally continue producing it forever.