A developer can do what they like as far as I’m concerned, and it’s always interesting to see different approaches to product development.
Not to derail this in any way, but one thing missing from this discussion on “failure” is actual data on mechanical (and other) failure’s and how they fit into the overall safety of GA and by extension all aviation. Relying on anecdotal evidence about “failure” and how it fits into the accident spectrum is a bit fuzzy, considering the accident rate in GA is not good atm and it’s important to be accurate.
Aviation is nothing if not all about the numbers.
These are US only, and would be interesting to compile a global look:
“And what can go wrong mostly means the engine. Airplane engines may be a lot more reliable than they were 75 years ago, but they are still the number one cause of mechanical accidents—over 60% in 2018. To put that in perspective, a powerplant problem is behind only loss of control on landing on the list of top accident causes (see chart below). Remember, this excludes fuel management problems, so we’re talking about true power loss, either partial or complete. This happened 117 times in 2018, accounting for roughly 10% of all non-commercial fixed-wing accidents.”
Also well worth a watch:
Onwards and upwards!