A warning message to flying instructors

[Chronic Snoozer]

Originally Posted by 43Inches

CASA was so busy tilting at the windmills of ageing aircraft and pilot medicals that they forgot that the most deadly thing a pilot has to deal with is their own skill. Now we are seeing an accident rate almost triple what it was in the early 2000s, why? because the regulator decided that old aircraft, CVD or ADHD were going to cause mass casualties, when in reality good old lack of knowledge keeps on doing it at an increasing rate. So far we're averaging 22 fatal prangs a year, with none of them down to CVD or ADHD, or even much to do with medicals or wings falling off. Most are age old problems that are defeated with proper training, stall awareness, weather awareness, not doing stupid things like practicing engine failures in multis in dangerous situations.

or simply doing maintenance when it's required.....

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...rt/ao-2023-053