Originally Posted by
Old Akro
Certification is really no more than a theoretical benchmark that we believe indicates than an aircraft will be safe and durable.
Unlike road vehicle certification which changes regularly to incorporate the lessons of real world experience, aircraft certification changes very rarely. So not only is it a theoretical benchmark, it’s an outdated theoretical benchmark.
The other approach is real world experience.
I would argue that the beaver more than most others has demonstrated that it passes the real world tests with margin to spare.
Have you actually read the FARs? 62 amendments since 1965 for part 23, over 140 amendments for FAR25 since 1965 - not counting the SFARs