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nuckollsr(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: "Major" vs. "minor" (was: use of toggle switch breakers) |
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At 09:59 AM 8/11/2006 -0500, you wrote:
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What we need is a popular revolt or uprising. A person with knowledge of
how to organize people for civil disobedience. A mutiny on a grand
scale. But positioned so the average Joe on the street who doesn't know
what GA is will be rooting for US.
What do we need? IMPROVED SAFETY. When do we need it? NOW!
The government is allowing AIRLINERS to CRASH because of RED TAPE.
Why? ANTIQUATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.
BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE that impedes the adoption of SAFER SYSTEMS.
What do we want? MODERN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.
What will happen if we don't get what we want? MORE CRASHES, MORE FIRES.
What we need is a Rosa Parks who is NOT WILLING TO GET OFF THE E-BUS!
Something along those lines.
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But what changes would we suggest for the "system". Keep
in mind that you cannot embarrass a bureaucrat for
no-value-added regulation. If the FAA's head-cheese
held a big meeting and said, "Were going to clean house.
We're going to do a top-to-bottom review of all policies
and procedures for the purpose of reducing no-value-added
burdens on fellow citizens."
The troops would jump to their feet, salute, yell
"Sir, yes sir!" and then run in place for a few years
until that particular thorn in their side is replaced
by the next appointee.
Government has zero control over the quality or value
of the product of any industry. The best driver for
product improvement is for the dissatisfied consumer
to switch from Brand X to Brand Y because of a perception
of greater value be it for performance, price or safety.
The role of law in all this is to punish citizens for
their attack upon the liberty of other citizens due
to force or fraud. Failure to deliver on claims of safety
is fraud.
OBAM aviation's safety record is right in line with
TC aviation. OBAM aircraft hit the same mountains, fly
into the same weather, run off the same runways. If
the FAA's oversight of TC aviation were reduced to a level
commensurate with OBAM aviation, you would no doubt see
a spike in incidents involving technical or management
incompetence . . . but those who cannot or choose not
to compete in honorable ways will soon be out of business
anyhow due to lack of customer support piled on top of
lawsuits.
There is very little evidence to support the notion
that any form of regulation will have a positive influence
on losses due lack of quality in production aircraft.
I would judge that more than half our engineering $time$
is spent on no-value-added paperwork. If that burden
went away, we could spend that $surplus$ on improving
our craft. The price of the airplane would go down and
the performance and return on investment would go up.
There's also little evidence to suggest that form and
function of an electrical system has anything at all to
do with safety . . . all the more reason to relieve it
of virtually all bureaucratic impediments to progress.
Bob . . .
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N6030X(at)DaveMorris.com
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:28 am Post subject: "Major" vs. "minor" (was: use of toggle switch breakers) |
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December 17, 2006 - Kitty Hawk
Today over 6,000 aircraft owners collectively defied the Federal
Aviation Administration by installing a jumper across their avionics
master switches. Sven Von Berg, leader of the revolt, stated "The
Avionics Master switch is an antiquated concept that provides a
single point of failure for the entire radio system. We cannot
continue to abide by rules that make our aircraft unsafe, and the FAA
won't do anything about it."
The Deputy Administrator for Safety of the FAA, Snidely Whiplash,
said "We can't allow people to make what are considered Major changes
to the design of their certified aircraft. These people are breaking the law."
The disagreement seems to hinge on the FAA's use of the term "Major"
to describe the 0.1 ounce jumper that the owners are
installing. "The affects the weight and balance of the entire
aircraft", said Whiplash. "Not only that, but think of the millions
of owners' handbooks that will have to be rewritten to take out
references to the avionics master switch. That will cost taxpayers
millions of dollars!"
Von Berg described as "poppycock" the idea that pilots would have to
hire an instructor to teach them how to fly the airplane without the
avionics master switch. Police who were dispatched to airfields
across the country to arrest violators of the FAA regulations were
unable to come to grips with the nature of the offense. Only one
person was actually arrested, and that was for yelling at the police officer.
In an unrelated story, a pilot was prevented from flying his wooden
airplane today during celebrations at Kitty Hawk, because his 3rd
Class Medical had expired a few days prior. "It's not safe for him
to fly today. Last week it would have been safe", said Whiplash.
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brian
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
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Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:57 am Post subject: "Major" vs. "minor" (was: use of toggle switch breakers) |
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On Aug 11, 2006, at 11:54 AM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
| Quote: | The troops would jump to their feet, salute, yell
"Sir, yes sir!" and then run in place for a few years
until that particular thorn in their side is replaced
by the next appointee.
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Ah, you have hit the nail on the head.
| Quote: | Government has zero control over the quality or value
of the product of any industry. The best driver for
product improvement is for the dissatisfied consumer
to switch from Brand X to Brand Y because of a perception
of greater value be it for performance, price or safety.
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The problem is, there is no competition for the government. It
operates outside the laws of economics. I cannot switch my taxes to a
competitive government agency that does better work for me as I can
with businesses producing products.
| Quote: | The role of law in all this is to punish citizens for
their attack upon the liberty of other citizens due
to force or fraud. Failure to deliver on claims of safety
is fraud.
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And rain makes applesauce.
| Quote: | There is very little evidence to support the notion
that any form of regulation will have a positive influence
on losses due lack of quality in production aircraft.
I would judge that more than half our engineering $time$
is spent on no-value-added paperwork. If that burden
went away, we could spend that $surplus$ on improving
our craft. The price of the airplane would go down and
the performance and return on investment would go up.
There's also little evidence to suggest that form and
function of an electrical system has anything at all to
do with safety . . . all the more reason to relieve it
of virtually all bureaucratic impediments to progress.
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I agree. I suspect most (all?) here do too.
Hmmm. Have you ever read _Unintended_Consequences_, by John Ross?
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