Originally Posted by
thorn bird
Would it be safer if Angel Flight pilots held instrument ratings?
In the USA over 80% of private pilots hold instrument ratings when practically none do here.
Why? In the USA it is affordable because it is not bound up in bureaucratic bullsh#t that doubles the cost of gaining one.
A classic illustration of how over regulation diminishes safety by suppressing participation.
This! This is the lesson that should have come from this accident and many similar.