I saw a post by Jimjim reference replacing part of the electronic machinery in a bank.
I couldn't agree more.
The test is when you explain this to a layman (i.e the people who pay for it all and ride in it).
Member of Public: Hey, why is my wife dead?
Aviation Industry: Oh, because her plane crashed, sorry.
MoP: Man. Why did it crash?
AI: Well because they turned of a piece of equipment that pilots normally use to land and they ended up crashing.
MoP: You mean it just broke?
AI: No, they just switched it off for a bit.
MoP: So if it was left on she'd be alive?
AI: Pretty much
MoP: That seems a bit wreckless.
AI: No it's not, because all of our pilots should be able to fly a visual approach. It shouldn't be a problem. Don't worry, if they screw it up we'll make sure they never get in a cockpit again.
MoP: But wasn't it a problem? I mean with the plane crash and the dead people?
AI: Don't worry - the problem is that you don't understand aviation. Go about your business.
MoP: My wife is still dead.
If a bank wiped out all our pensions because it decided to play fast and loose with technology then heads would roll.
The aviation industry needs to take a looooong hard look at itself. We are not getting it right and we are far far too quick to bury our heads in the sand about why things go wrong.
Last edited by course_profile; 11th Jul 2013 at 09:40.