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"Chip Jones" wrote
Safety first and above all, right? No, not right. If safety was first and above all, we would all ground ourselves and fly the airlines. No matter what we do, we won't ever be able to match the airline safety record - our equipment, training, and experienec are simply not up to it. So the very fact that we fly these little airplanes demonstrates that safety is NOT the most important thing, and that we are willing to trade off safety for what appear to us to be good and sufficient reasons - be they cost, fun, or convenience. You pay him to be correct 100% of the time, every time. Sorry, but that's just nonsense. Nobody is correct 100% of the time. Mistakes are going to be made. Any system that depends on human reliability is unreliable. Further, the more complex you make the system, the more mistakes will be made. If you need consistently correct execution of a complex set of rules some of which are used only rarely, you need a computer, not a human. I think this controller is breaking regs because he doesn't know any better. I agree. The important question to ask is WHY doesn't he know any better? He's not an isolated example. Try asking for an IFR climb while providing own obstacle clearance sometime. In my opinion, the rules are overly complex. The complexity is the result of accidents that have occurred - an attempt is made to have the rules cover every possible situation. First, that's impossible anyway. Second, this results in a complex set of rules some of which are applicable only rarely. This is a situation that encourages an increase in human error. I think at some point you have to simplify the rules, even if this makes them less comprehensive, because the reduction in human error will more than offset the systematic error in rare cases. Michael |
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