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Old 11th July 2008 | 14:35
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Devil 49
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First, I have to object to the inflammatory position of the OP.

Poor aviation decision making, obviously. No amount of engines, avionics, gauges, dispatchers, or other 'stuff' fixes the issue. All the gear variations make diddly squat difference in the industry- they crash at about the same rate, Except NVGs...

If the very real possibility of killing oneself by accepting dispatch doesn't stop the flight's launch, what can you expect from regulation? Okay, some new laws could quash a lot of flight activity... I'm assuming that that is a different issue entirely, this is about SAFETY, yes?

Better data, more data, more easily accessible and available to the pilot, in cockpit and in the office- weather data uplinks; "fish finders"; even most cockpit ergonomics are challenges instead of assets...
The companies need to accept that Part 135 is inadequate, especially if the legal minimums are an acceptable objective. Example- the minimum training specified by that Part is patently inadequate.
The industry as a whole works against the model of safe HEMS- but that too, is a separate issue...
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