Trickle451...
1st 2 posts in this and the abort v1 topic... very interesting.
Trading safety for a buck, yes, and NO. It's not that simple as "it's safe" or "it's not safe". It's safe, relatively safe, comfortable risk, unacceptable risk.
The first two is what we're after. The last 2, don't belong in aviation.
No doubt in here he was fighting the rising tide of those that couldn't stand up to thier boss and say 'wait a minute...is this the safest it could be?'
The safest it could be is not to take the flight at all! To do the flight, there are risks, now, how much risks is acceptable? The regulations state what must be able to performed to an legally acceptable risk level.
That's how you take your shilling. If you want it the safest way, don't do the flight. Heck, even keeping the aircraft on the ground or in the hanggar has it's risks. There is no safest... only safer.
Mods/Admins... IP check please...
PK-KAR