Of course I meant the former. I can't even get to the second idea from my
statement; that's pilot causing equipment failure and therefore pilot
error. Pulling off the wings by exceeding Vne is pilot error. We agree.

At 03:17 20 February 2009, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Nyal Williams wrote:
I, for one, hope that all accidents are pilot error; we must be able
to
depend on our equipment all the time. Otherwise, there is no hope.

If you mean pilot error instead of equipment failure, I agree; if you
mean, pilots manipulating the equipment improperly, I probably don't
agree. My belief is it's easier to change the equipment than the pilot.

Examples: automatic control connections, docile stall behavior, spoiler
that don't open spontaneously if unlocked, ditto for canopies.

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