I didn’t catch the byline at the top of this article, but as soon as I read the words “data nerd” I thought; “oh, this is Paul’s writing.”
Personally, I would love to have the collective data set identifying potential safety issues, so that they can be proactively corrected. And whether those safety issues are an engineering design issue, an unforeseen wear problem, or a common pilot error, I want to know about it.
How can something like “you are consistently flaring your Cirrus too high and fast, and our data set shows that Cirrus pilots who do this are 34% more likely to have an off-runway excursion” not be viewed as helpful? I’d love to have data like this!