Thanks for bringing up the specifics of the See crash.

In this case I don't know if Dr. Robertson was undertaking flight training or simply maintaining her proficiency. Why a flight instructor wouldn't catch the low speed or too high a rate of climb is beyond me, but events in these things move fast, as you know... defective (contaminated) fuel or mechanical failure may be responsible...

More fundamental is why we're suffering stalls at all... Rutan's designs are nearly stall proof - but we see the bizarre situation where GA manufacturers use designs from the 1960's, with better designs left for home building...
go figure...

Personally, I also like the Ercoupe design a lot - I have never been up in one, but those who own them seem to love them, and include a lot of commercial pilots using them to commute...

Wishing Dr. Robertson and her instructor the best... my assumption is that the best specialists are on their way, if not already there...

EP