>>1862446>The FAA makes certifying aircraft unbelievably complex and costly, so innovation is stifled.Middle-aged burger pilots are unbelievably immature and won't adapt to new technology, they wait until the FAA agrees it's practically indistinguishable from the old one.
>That being said that thing is actually super nice, and uses alot of composites and a nice engine to push out really impressive piston single speeds.Well shit, I bet nobody's ever thought of that before, huh. What the fuck is up with the Reagan administration anyway?
>First of all Mooney has recently emerged from BankruptcyThe nice thing about bankruptcy is that it prevents your business from being a giant pit that all the money disappears into, which is exactly what happens when you wake up in the 3rd millennium and then sell an airplane with fucking rivet lines on the wings.
I bet you anything those unionized motherfuckers have something to do with this. They'd remake goddamn Central Park out of aluminum if it meant they got health insurance & PTO.
