There was a time when pilots talked about the laws of aerodynamics in a language that was clear, concise and understood by the aviation community. Now the language has changed, it is full of computer terminology. Yet despite all that talk about all sorts of wizardry with computers, the laws of aerodynamics remain unchanged. It is those that have resulted in a ten meter crater in this instance, it is that very combat between this new phenomenon and the basics of aerodynamics that we seem to put our faith and trust . I ask this question, Is the whole scenario really that much different to the VW emissions scandal.