On Feb 14, 10:52 am, Owain Walters
wrote:
I am not ashamed to admit that one of those photos
is of me.

Good to see someone that isn't hiding behind anonymity.

Please dont forget that this death was caused by incredibly
poor airmansihp. Not bad rules or practices.

Yes, but... Rules and practices are usually the codification
of how to avoid bad airmanship. As such, they should be
continually reviewed and revised, and as such they are
useful and necessary.

We could
easily hurt people within a multitude of other current
rules. We should expect to employ common sense within
the rules as well.

Very true. But common sense isn't necessarily common,
and young/inexperienced people haven't had the time to
develop their understanding of what's common and sensible.
Rules help in those cases.

Tom Gardner