Discussion: Aircraft Certification

What is the FAA’s approach to system safety and air carrier certification? Watch the FAA TV:
Flight Standards Service Overview video (10:00) (Links to an external site.) and find out.
https://www.faa.gov/tv/?mediaId=256
According to the FAA video, “safety cannot be inspected into a system.” The video further goes
on to say that “safety must be designed into a system.” Think about this from an aircraft
certification standpoint. What do you think these two statements mean in the context of aircraft
certification? Why is it important to identify risks and hazards in the design and development
phase as opposed to just waiting until the aircraft is in the field?