FIFY. Just because it appears stable, doesnt mean nothing is wrong. For all we know They saw hydraulic pressure drop to zero and/or or they could have been wildly trying to move controls and the plane wasnt responding. Kinda like in the movies when a brake line is cut and the character is wildly and repeatedly stomping on the brake pedal but the car is still moving forward at full speed.
Got acquired by a nearby CIWSFIFY. Just because it appears stable, doesnt mean nothing is wrong. For all we know They saw hydraulic pressure drop to zero and/or or they could have been wildly trying to move controls and the plane wasnt responding. Kinda like in the movies when a brake line is cut and the character is wildly and repeatedly stomping on the brake pedal but the car is still moving forward at full speed.
Or there was a spider in the cockpit.
There was no sport pilot license then. I was licensed as an instructor which was mandatory for a 2 seater. At that time no license of any kind was required for single seat.
Then don’t watch it.
May be, but people with the positive budget of aviation knowledge are raining down hulls on the countryside at the rate of multiples per week. The public doesn't need to be an expert to be concerned and have an opinion about this. The community looks bad, and eventually the public gets the impression they're relying on luck and "something needs to be done." Once you're out of the plane, the only thing keeping it from hitting a school full of children is pure random chance. It may not have been the "pilot's fault," but they're not just responsible for working the controls of the plane. The decision to operate it in the first place is also a choice that is made. Travel and commercial use is a public benefit that the public agrees to accept a certain amount of risk to gain. "I've got this cool old warbird and I love flying it at shows" is something different.
I don’t. Whether or not I watch it doesn’t change the fact that he’s an ass that I then have to deal with second-hand when the general public asks me questions prompted by his idiocy.
But they are regulated by the FAA also, and ultimately how much regulation they have to put up with will be influenced by public perception. If the public doesn't think the risk is worth the benefit, the "weekend guys" will eventually feel it.
Yes but you brought it up. The guy is a pilot and has called out the experts numerous times when they got something wrong. He is also big on safety, and has helped. He has even turned guys that hated his guts into friends and Allie’s in the cause. He has every right to his speech so if you hate him so much too bad.
Part of the reason is the ridiculous nature of tort law. The "sue everybody and hope somebody pays to make you go away" tactic is partly to blame. Its flat out extortion for truly unrelated parties.
Dan has every right to open his mouth and make himself look like the ass he is, absolutely…
Oh, I agree. I was only looking at the FAA from the certificate to fly aspect and I may have got the wrong impression reading your post. I never assume anything from a government agency is above board. Even if they‘re doing their job correctly, someone could be undermining the trust the agency projects. I guess I don’t see the certificate as having any valid weight until the investigation comes to a conclusion.
...but I can't let rounds go over my berm (is the pilot responsible for damages?)
Yes, you are potentially liable in court if and when you do something stupid that inflicts demonstrable harm on other people. Freedom from prior restraint is not freedom from responsibility.
