Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
This is a necessary system, otherwise the FAA would have to employ hundreds more highly qulified people in the certification role, and certification would slow down. It's just a matter of finding the balance of delegation and oversight.
I think the resources / costs, time factor has been succesfully used by Boeing to convince and push congress into increasingly demanding further delegation by the FAA to "industry" since the 2011 FAA re-authorization.
At some point in time we need to be strong enough to recognize this delegation and independent oversight has crossed lines (
https://www.barrons.com/articles/boe...tr-51571064129).
We have to implement corrective actions. At this moment this movement is to driven by non US authorities.
https://www.businessinsider.nl/boein...onal=true&r=US