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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by AdrianB1 on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @03:29PM (#29334750)
Aviation is the industry of procedures and checklists because it is more and more complex, never simpler. The complexity at some point is so big, people just start taking shortcuts, especially when they believe their experience will help them cutting corners.

Also aviation is not special in any way when it comes to human error. I know details never published about aircraft accidents in my country (pilots talk on the airfield, it helps us knowing what happened and what to avoid) and most were incredibly stupid human errors. I know people who crashed more than once with planes and kept doing stupid things, I personally know 4 people that crashed planes, one of them 3 times, and keep doing it. Pilots are not special, not even above average, and they keep doing things that are not expected. Being tired, bored or distracted makes it worse.

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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by shostack on Thursday November 25, 2021 @03:56AM (#29339521)
For the one who crashed 3x, what were the causes?
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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by AdrianB1 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @06:03AM (#29340253)
First time, skipping a maintenance task causing an expected problem (so it is not a technical problem). Second time, doing a risky maneuver he was not capable of doing properly in a plane perfectly capable, but he had very few hours on that type. The third time was recent, we did not meet since so I have no info yet.
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