It can be upsetting, but the attitude of most people, even smart ones (maybe especially smart ones), is that we're stubbornly resistant to alteration, by the evidence. So here's a fact about aircraft accidents that's upsetting and that alters not only some cherished attitudes, but also airman certification standards, some aircraft airworthiness certification standards and our understanding of the human-machine interface on the flight deck as we move forward into next-gen aircraft. That fact is that LOC-I (Loss of Control In-flight) is the number-one cause of aircraft accidents across all segments of aviation, from Sport Pilot to ATP, ultralight to airliner, VFR to IFR, basic avionics to high-tech, automatic-everything avionics.
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