U.S. military is grounding its Osprey V-22 helicopters, after 8 Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan.
What about the 20 years between 1990 and 2010? The 25 years between 1990 and 2015?
I’m not saying they didn’t happen, but they seem to be happening much more frequently now. Hence why we actually have groundings to see what’s going on.
I really think it’s a cultural issue. People get lazy, think technology/training will do it for them, and then reality hits. Hard.
Edit: Or, I guess, pilot error isn’t the cause? If it is pilot error, though, then maybe my theory has some credence?
What I’m saying is the reality doesn’t match up with your gut feeling. Military accidents are getting more rare, and I suspect what you are noticing is that now that they’re more rare, each accident is a news story as compared to before when they were blurbs on the nightly news.
You can go look at Wikipedia for a list of military accidents. Just look at 1990. There used to be a shitload of US military accidents.
What about the 20 years between 1990 and 2010? The 25 years between 1990 and 2015?
I’m not saying they didn’t happen, but they seem to be happening much more frequently now. Hence why we actually have groundings to see what’s going on.
I really think it’s a cultural issue. People get lazy, think technology/training will do it for them, and then reality hits. Hard.
Edit: Or, I guess, pilot error isn’t the cause? If it is pilot error, though, then maybe my theory has some credence?
What I’m saying is the reality doesn’t match up with your gut feeling. Military accidents are getting more rare, and I suspect what you are noticing is that now that they’re more rare, each accident is a news story as compared to before when they were blurbs on the nightly news.