Fireflybob
I do feel we are at some sort of watershed and unless action is taken I fear we might see further accidents of this nature rather than less.
Well of course you are correct. Increased operations means increased accidents for all causes. What we are trying to do is to lower the rate per flying hour so that the rate per week looks flat to the flying public. Lots of contributions to this rate and some of the biggies are being worked quite successfuly. Unfortunately that will leave accidents like the subject of this thread as standouts.
In its overall contribution it had not been as significant as CFIT and it doesn't lend itself to technology as well. So what is needed is a process like "best practice" etc. and of course a willingness to incorporate it. All the talk on this board will not get us there unless we lead others by the hand and not just tell them that they are wrong.