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Old 1st Jan 2014, 18:44
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Desert185
 
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Piperboy:

Science and government can create whatever to protect you against yourself, but there will always be someone who will explore and override the design safety mechanism(s). It's an unchangeable human trait.

The Cirrus' leading edge difference (washout) to reduce incidence at the outboard end of the wing has been in existence for sometime in many airplanes (as I'm sure you know). Bertorelli explains the Cirrus leading edge like it was a safety feature Cirrus created, which I'm sure was not his intention. My particular old-school, 1971 Cessna 185 has washout...and no airframe parachute. The biggest safety enhancement any aircraft can have is the judgment and ability of the guy/gal in the left seat, IMO.

Want to eliminate stall/spin? Drive a car and don't get in the vast majority of airplanes.
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