Kim,

Thanks for your valuable comments.

You wrote: "Very true - fly less, decrease accident rate - kind of unavoidable, isn't it?"

Yes, isn't that the idea? Spend more money, reduce flights if necessary, but decrease the accident rate at all costs.

You also wrote "It is a sure sign of aging, not of less quality control. Inspection does not guarantee that a failure due to age will be caught. Quality control will not eliminate the failure of aging components. The only way to do that is to completely rebuild the device with new stuff, or replace it."

Agreed, but you had just stated that "All in all, I think her idea offers nothing of value."

It's good to see you posting here again on a regular basis. Too bad it took a disaster to make it happen.

sp