THE RIGHT HAND SEAT
It was unoccupied. Had it been occupied by another TR pilot, would the outcome been otherwise. That is the whole point of Pace`s post. Does it not bring into question a manufacturer`s motive for designing such an aircraft for SP into question. Can anyone think of any other reason other than cost reduction and gaining the inside track on the competition. So, as I said before what in the final analysis has been the lesson. As far as I am concerned, for such type of aircraft and intended utilisation, two crew is a must. Was an annual cost saving of circa $60,000 for a FO worth the risk. I believe another accident which emphasises this was the TBM 700, N129AG, in August 2014 at Saint-Jean-les -Deux Jumeaux. The full report may be found at
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigatio...vec-le-sol-11/. If it has not already been discussed anywhere on the forum, perhaps somebody may care to start a discussion on that particular fatal accident.