Anyone picking a doctor doesn’t want medieval snake-oil remedies, conjecture, anecdotes, nor remedies guided by obvious conflict of interest or conjecture. They want approved remedies that have withstood the methodology of sound science, been submitted for the scrutiny of peer review and been accepted by the guiding scientific bodies.

Unfortunately, there isn’t comparable scrutiny in aviation. And when it comes to spins, most people rely on misinformation, outdated statistics, anecdotal hangar stories or self-serving opinions.

Measuring progress in combating the problem of spin accidents is a difficult process, and it’s been unclear for years whether the industry has made any progress in that regard. Are we stuck on a never-ending cycle?…