Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
It's that air gap between the rubber and the ground that creates all the risk.
I realise it makes us feel good, Ix, to believe that aviation is extraordinarily complex and pilots need to be mini superpeople to be able to cope, thus justifying so much regulation. But, seriously, this is the 21st century and we're not talking about 747s or 380s or Space Shuttles.
Nothing really extraordinarily complicated about it, but a damned sight more complicated than jumping in the car and going for a spin and comparing the 2 as if it proves some kind of point is utterly ridiculous.