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by _ea1k 823 days ago
Regarding that last part, you'd be surprised at how many people at the FAA/DOT also haven't come to this realization.
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The last part doesn't always work the way you'd like it to - most aviation disasters these days have very definite things the pilots could have done to save themselves and everyone, which they failed to do.
Yep, and a regulator who thinks that the answer is millions of dollars in spending to build a system and hire admins. Understanding of self preservation could replace the same things with better training and empowerment of pilots to override unsafe decisions.
They should be forced to read all the certification application material during test flights of the vehicles in question.