On 21 Dec, 21:21, J a c k wrote:
Ian wrote:

...like all individual cases, it doesn't really add much

evidence. Some might say that it shows how important it is to have a
radio on. Some might say it shows how important it is not to be
distracted by a vario ... or radio.

Is that an argument for ignoring statistical aggregations of individual
events, or the experience of generations of pilots distilled into
training manuals and, hopefully, regulations?

It's an argument for not reading too much into an individual case,
that's all.

Incidentally, it's worth remembering that every significant change to
a training manual or regulation indicates a willingness to admit that
the distilled experience of generations of pilots has, in some
respect, been wrong.

Or would you care for me to make an argument that since generations of
glider pilots have seen no need for AoA indicators, they must be
useless ... ?

Ian