ORIGINAL: Gordon Mc
...and while we're waiting, how many more people are unnecessarily put at risk every week by poorly set failsafes ? IMO there is never a wrong time to discuss safety - even if this event ends up having nothing to do with the pilot's choice of failsafe, the simple fact that this important topic is once again aired for all to see could save someone else's life.
This is not about trying to apportion blame anywhere - it's about trying to ensure that people take enough notice to ensure that they make an informed decision about how they set their equipment up. Sometimes it takes a horrific event like this for people to sit up and take note.
Gordon
Gordon,
I was simply trying to say that this thread, may not be the best place to start that argument (PCM with failsafe vs PPM without).
I would also like to add that I am sorry for the gentleman who's plane it was. Having to live with that, and the "could I have prevented it" for the rest of his life will be difficult.