Originally Posted by
Midlifec
Supposition based on a conversation with someone very close to the pilots that have been flying the subject aircraft.
Ah, that puts a different slant on it then......... Slowly,slowly bits are coming to light that are just making a bad accident look worse by the facts coming out of the woodwork.
There are now rumours that Dave Ibbotson suffered from colour blindness, that in itself doesn't curtail him from flying but it would be a problem if he has failed the OCVT test & couldn't pass the OCVT during day or night hours, the restriction will read, “Not valid for night flying or by color signal control.”
So, now it looks like the pilot was flying at night with an aircraft incapable of being flown in icing conditions in less than VFR conditions, it has also been implied that money was 'promised' to cover expenses & that an hourly rate was agreed for pilot services. ( all supposition at this time ).
It would seem that the recovery search is focusing on a 25sq mile area where the last known position was, lets hope they find something, it would be an even better result if they find a liferaft floating around.