Couldn't agree more. The FAA-NTSB-NASA relationship doing the same thing works extremely well in the aerospace sector. The FAA creates the rules, NTSB investi

Couldn't agree more. The FAA-NTSB-NASA relationship doing the same thing works extremely well in the aerospace sector. The FAA creates the rules, NTSB investigates accidents and NASA handles "near miss" reporting, all working to eliminate conflict of interest. All of this creates a nice closed feedback loop. It's not without it's flaws but the fact that you can hurl yourself through the stratosphere in an aluminum tube and essentially be statistically assured survival is nothing short of miraculous, especially when compared to the early days of aviation.