Ok, I was inspired after reading an article in the recent issue of Kitplanes written by the founder of the Vans Air Force which addressed his personal minimums: e.g. No low level high speed flybys, no single engine night flying, no mass formation flying, an A&P does a look over after an oil change, . . .
Why doesn't EAA have a safety Pledge to help promote the safety of General Aviation? (If we have one, news to me)
Sure we have the FAR's but legal and safe are different.
It seems that the EAA is often engaged in a (justified) battle with the bias reporting of GA accidents. For example, if statistics are unfavorably reported by [fill in the blank], an article in Sport Aviation tackles the statistics as bias. When a blog about the dangers of air racing vs. airshows is published, it is removed when our members believe aviation is being thrown under the bus.
I propose EAA encourage more self regulation on flying and maintaining of home-built, warbird, vintage, and general aviation in addition to safety articles and tech counselors (e.g. http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/sa24.pdf)
How about an EAA safety pledge by members to (your SUGGESTIONS here) without fear that the pledge will become over burdensome Federal regulation etc. What do you think? Make it part of the EAA culture to: e.g. "Fly responsibly, courteously, and cautiously. Set personal minimums and abide by them, and promote EAA and general aviation . . ."
Here are some other examples?
The Academy of Model Aeronautics National Model Safety Code: http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/105.PDF
The National Association of Rocketry Safety Code: http://www.nar.org/NARmrsc.html