'Your' course? or a course you were at?
Professor 'L' is an authority in the field of risk management involving transportation and computer systems. I've had my differences with his analysis at times from my perspective as an operator but he has definitely influenced trends in training and accident investigation over the past couple of decades from what I can see.
I remember reading his Usenet posts years ago as he attempted more formal analysis of the human-machine interface as computers became increasingly involved in aircraft control and navigation.
Since the aircraft accident rate continues to go down, we have fewer statistics to work with so the theoretical aspects of risk management perhaps guide us more on where to allocate our training, maintenance and operational resources. Of course, politics and economics probably have the last word in the real world as many have observed on this thread.
As a pilot, I just want to keep those engines turning and not have to fill out paperwork when I land...
