> There's a really good article called "When user
> interfaces kill" subtitled something like "How John Denver Really Died"
> that examines well-meaning and reasonable-sounding safety and functional
> modifications that actually increase risk. Worth finding and reading. You
> could probably find it with a google search.
It's at
http://caferacers.editthispage.com/stories/storyReader$385
But, there isn't much more there than a recital of how John Denver died
(fuel switch in a really, really bad location) and some moralizing on bad
user interfaces.
The thing I've always wondered is, did JD know that the plane had been
"improved", and that (according to other articles I've read, not mentioned
here) the "improvement" was why a previous owner had decided to sell the
plane?
Randall
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