Another "Expert" Opinion on an Experimental Crash

[Tralika]

I agree with you Mark. I would be happier if Aimer had said "flying any do-it-yourself airplane carries more risk than flying certified aircraft" but that might fall into the wordsmithing category. Commenting on the safety of the aircraft before knowing the cause of the crash might be a bit disingenuous but that's the nature of journalism today. Other than that, everything he said was accurate, just not what I like to hear. I just started my Phase I flight testing and I can assure you it produces a higher state of anxiety than when flying 50+ year old certified airplanes. Certified aircraft may not be defect free (two people have been partially sucked out of airliner windows in the last month or so) but they get a lot more testing and over-site than Experimental.