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Old 3rd Aug 2001, 14:11
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gaunty

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Kiltie.
I am encouraged indeed, and I fervently hope that the others are following suit.
Crew should just plain flat out refuse to travel.
I should hasten to add that I spent a good part of my life selling these types new. They are fine aircraft for the use for which they were intended.
But they were designed and intended for private, business and recreational purposes. NOT charter and commuter ops.
Sadly everybody assumes that two engines and pilots is safer, regardless of the certification issues.
It is in fact, in this instance quite the opposite.

Capt Eason was operating in accordance with the rules and the level of skill required for the operation, the problem was the rules did not give them anywhere to go, the skill level was only interesting and the accident was almost inevitable after the engine failure.
The sooner the users understand the difference the sooner the "shock horror" will be replaced by, "just lets not go there"!
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