Dudley
Of course not. Your points are well taken. Why not take a hard look at
my point of view as well? I still think too many pilots simply are
afraid of working in the low airspeed region where most accidents are
developed and happen. Forget the high performance aircraft that you are
fond of and think of the low speed stuff that most of the pilots here
fly.
Why are there stall/spin accidents? Because the pilots didn't know how
to fly in the low speed region and got crossed up. Was it because of
cruise speed? Nope. It was in the pattern and misuse of speed or at
least lower speeds. How about running out of runway? A blown approach
due to excess speed and unable to make the first 1/3 of the runway
(assuming it is shorter than 5000').
I'll still maintain, most modern pilots don't know how to fly at the
lowest range of their aircraft envelope and that is a major contributor
to accidents.
Best Professional Regards
Rocky