The FAA says we should stop crashing-good idea, yes? The problem, though, is to figure out why we crash so we can stop doing whatever it is that makes us crash. I have a few broad-brush ideas about why we crash: bad luck, incompetence and bad judgment. Unavoidable factors like engine failure at 400 feet after take-off, or an elephant who wants the same part of the runway you're using to finish your takeoff are just bad luck. Not much you can do about that. Fortunately, engines are pretty reliable and there aren't many airport elephants we need to worry about. That leaves us incompetence and bad judgment, often hand in hand.
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