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Only if they’re actually investigated and the lessons learned are translated into real changes. Fortunately, commercial aviation is really good about that.
by mikeash 8y ago
Only if they’re actually investigated and the lessons learned are translated into real changes. Fortunately, commercial aviation is really good about that.
- mannykannot 8y agoIn this case, however, the problems were already recognized. What this crash did was to provide the impetus to stop arguing and finally do something effective about them. In "Fate is the Hunter", Gann lamented that the airlines had to be forced by regulation to adopt as straightforward a safety measure as the rotating beacon (flashing red light), a change that pilots of the day had to lobby for.
- AceyMan 8y agoEarnest Gann's Fate is the Hunter is a must-read for aviation buffs which flies under the radar in discussions on the great books on flying. I worked in the business and I'd never heard of it until a hardware engineer (with WDC) told me I had to read it. He was right. It's a nail-biting, seat-of-the-pants diary of the author's career during the early days of commercial aviation. So good. Highly Recommended. (me: aircraft dispatcher in my previous life)