Three disagreements with what you said:

1) Whatever the statistics say, it is purely wild speculation that it was
pilot error in this case.

2) I strongly disagree that technological innovations will not help reduce
pilot errors. Technology has made a huge difference.

3) Single pilot IFR is far from "as dangerous as it gets." Plenty of
flying activities are significantly more dangerous.




"Rick Pellicciotti" wrote in message
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Wrong. He was instrumented rated and his airplane was instrument
equipped.
He was also a fairly accomplished aerobatic competitor and airshow pilot.
There hasn't been nor will there ever be a technological solution to pilot
error. Flying solo, in a complex airplane, in IFR conditions is about as
dangerous as it gets.

Rick Pellicciotti

"Hal Davey" wrote in message
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Sounds like a case of a non-instrument rated pilot trying to find the
bottom
of the overcast. He did.
Cheers,
Hal Davey