• Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Until the cause of this one is determined, the only V-22 crash that wasn’t pilot error was due to a maintenance error where a mechanic wired the controls backwards.

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      11 months ago

      Pilot error is rarely the actual cause, but is a convenient scapegoat. I worked in rotary accident investigation in the Army and that’s not something you’ll read in a report. There’s other issues; why is this aircraft in particular so prone to pilot error? Perhaps it’s poorly designed?

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      11 months ago

      Interesting, I heard it had a very bad reputation for it’s reliability, but I guess it’s just that it’s extremely hard to control then.