It is the FAA's job to be cautious. That's part of my point. If you just want caution, and not an accurate balance of costs and benefits, then safety regulation is great. But if you are willing to take some risks to get some rewards, then regulation inhibits that.
I'm actually saying that this one agency is finicky about technology for these particular reasons (mostly incentives) and that those incentives apply to all agencies. Which I think is accurate.
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It is the FAA's job to be cautious. That's part of my point. If you just want caution, and not an accurate balance of costs and benefits, then safety regulation is great. But if you are willing to take some risks to get some rewards, then regulation inhibits that.
I'm actually saying that this one agency is finicky about technology for these particular reasons (mostly incentives) and that those incentives apply to all agencies. Which I think is accurate.