The causes are so simple, they can't be seen by those of us within the system. Its as if we can't undestand why those who scoop up broken glass get cuts (Scooper Error) or those who toss eggs get them broken (tosser error).
"About two-thirds of the fatal crashes occurred in poor visibility." Says it all.
We have the most versitile craft, able to stop in space, move laterally, vertically at the command of its pilot, but we give that pilot nothing to guide him when he is on his mission. In reduced visibility, we tell him to turn back, abandon his mission, and that is the cure.
Visionics, navigation and maping technologies are all now proven that can (and have) solved this. We can give the pilot the tools to complete the task. We can give the glass scooper a shovel, the egg tosser a soft glove, but we give the pilot lectures on how to say no, and blame him when he doesn't.
Sad world, sadder because the visionics in a Caddilac, and the nav system in a FedEx truck are more sophisticated than that we allow an EMS pilot to use.
The FAA could cure this but hasn't figured how. Even though the technologies have been there for about a decade, the FAA will not even let the rules be written to use them.
Last edited by NickLappos; 25th Jul 2005 at 20:25.