"This is so intended for R/C that it is very clear that FF was never considered in any of this.
Now put a large fiberglass dual turbine jet that weighs 75 pounds, you have a real chance of loosing both aircraft."
Mike, I've worked with the FAA long enough to know that they care much more about their power over the little guys than they do about actual safety. May sound cynical, but it's the result of years of experience. I've encountered my share of FAA inspectors that are at best lazy bums and more likely just plain bullies shoving their weight around. Example: plane smashes itself apart at the end of the field; two FAA inspectors on the ramp don't even notice the loud noise and continue deciding whether to ground the Cessna in front of them for not having factory hinge pins in the door.
I'll add that from my perspective as a pilot, your Lanzo really could pose a risk to an aircraft. A C-17 hitting it head on at 450 kts would probably lose its radar. Reality, of course, is that it's a rare event, just like the example you posted. Everything has a calculated risk. If a duck flies up in front of me when I'm taking off in a 182, it could well kill me, no matter how many failsafes the FAA regulates into the picture.
Please understand I'm not attacking you for posting a different perspective, but I do detect that you probably haven't dealt with the FAA a whole lot. To the general public, they don't look bad. It's when you find yourself under their jurisdiction that they stop looking so well intentioned. Honestly, I thought they were fine folks at one time. That crash I mentioned was the last straw in a long line of crap from them that finally made me decide to take the blinders off my eyes.
-Joshua Finn
Received on Tue Jun 24 2014 - 08:46:53 CEST
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