Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
Because the warning system was used and heeded so effectively by the Colgan Captain? I have no problem with a stall warning system, but it's presence in no way guarantees a positive outcome as evidenced by the very accident you cite. A stall warning system doesn't do much good if the user ignores it and pulls harder.
Like JB said, it's simple airmanship. The ones who truly "need" such a warning system to be safe are probably in the wrong line of work.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yeah giving the problem children more info won't usually solve the problem.
And to take it an extreme case, IIRC, the AK C17 crash.