Originally Posted by
Paul Cantrell
Not 100% sure what you are saying? Are you arguing that FAA isn’t doing their oversight? That they should investigate and possibly intimidate so that people are less likely to land as a precaution?
This is going off at a bit of a tangent so I will leave this here.
Peoples behaviour can often be driven by what they can get away with.
Take a look at Brazil or even Russia, they have a poor safety culture predominantly because there is little oversight or consequence for behaviour.
Regulation is a sensitive topic, no one wants their fun ruined but they exist because of hard lessons learned over time.
I doubt anyone has achieved the goldilocks standard of "just right" regulation and no one would encourage over-regulation.
That said, if you have been caught out doing something you shouldn't have been doing, then your actions should be questioned and you should answer for that.
It's how you weed out the bad apples and keep people honest.
Historically the FAA has been quite relaxed in their approach, the modern examples of FLYNYON and the MAX demonstrate what can happen when people are left to regulate themselves. Like anything, the majority then have to live with consequences from the behavior of the few.