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From: Barry Hancock <sportform@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair Accident Statistics


On Aug 29, 2005, at 2:57 PM, Marvin Kaye wrote:

> Ask the people who went for a ride on those T34's what they would
>  have thought in retrospect about spar AD's.

At the risk of offending many on the list, that rationale seems to 
represent a certain political persuasion in this country.  Money 
doesn't mitigate stupidity, never has, never will.  The people killed 
in T-34 spar failures are not dead as a result of woefully weak spars, 
they are dead as a result of woefully irresponsible behavior 
consistently demonstrated over time.  Where was the FAA when the outfit 
in question was giving out pins boasting of over stressing the 
airplane???????????

Should we do the right thing?  Of course!  Should safety be considered 
over cost, I think so.  However, just like many other "window dressing" 
fixes of the government, the solutions are not cost effective and 
adversely impact people minding their own business.   They simply "look 
good" and ensure no chance of liability or culpability on the 
bureaucracy's part.

Precautions are great, I just wish the government was more interested 
in reasonable solutions instead of just making sure their own butt is 
covered.

Enough from me...

Barry