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Originally Posted by JEP  quote from AP article...
Is this the thought process that has been a contributing cause to some of the Cirrus accidents. I think it really over simplifies the complex systems of the planes.... |
I believe, when trying to pacify an ignorant public, simplicity is best. When I decide to purchase an airplane, to maximize the "perception" of safe, what should one do?
1. Single engine aircraft? Naw, one engine could never be safe. . .unless perhaps if that one engine is a jet.
2. Multi-engine vice single engine? Well, how many? 2/3/4? What truly safe?
(As a sit and ponder the tens of thousands of twins having flown safely throughout decades!)
3. Well, in talking to "non-pilot/layperson" types, their perception of safe in a single engine GA plane would be a parachute. . .and technically, it is. . .as a very last resort when all flying skills/prowess prove ineffective/uncapable of safely "piloting" an aircraft to a safe landing. I used the same reason for having a parachute in an airplane as a do aerobatic and military fighter aircraft. . .utilize it when all else fails.