Posted for "Steve Colwell" <mcmess1919@yahoo.com>:

 Jeff,
 
 
 
 I think there is a psychological component that may be the underlying link to
a lot of these accidents.  It may be denial, overconfidence, the need to
impress others, the thrill of pushing your luck or something else that would
not seem rational if you were to examine it.   It may be a part of the appeal
airplanes, and Lancairs in particular, have to us.  That extra “kick” we get
out of flying them and the feeling of accomplishment when something difficult
is overcome.
 
 
 
 Some of decisions that lead to accidents are really hard to explain.
  Especially the ones that are a chain of events that could have been broken
before the last fatal one.  We don’t talk about it in a general sense, only
when someone does something “dumb” that results in a good flying story or an
accident.   I would like to explore this angle to see if we are overlooking
something.   Jeff, are you or anyone else aware of this factor being tracked?
 
 
 
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