Originally Posted by
atakacs
To be honest the licensing part of this mess is relatively minor when put into the perspective of the glaring mistakes and negligences otherwise comited.
Having flown N, VH and G - reg aircraft, and had to deal with the US, Aus and UK licensing, I'd agree - it's a bureaucratic tick in the box. It is the same aircraft and the same air, and that license certification will not help you to keep it flying. (Having said this, it is worth getting additional training on procedures / airspace etc in each country. Especially the UK, things are a bit weird here
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But: Failing to get the certification shows a "she'll be right" attitude. Which is confirmed by the rest of the narrative. Taking passengers when not current, in an old crate, and not having the engine fire checklist drilled into memory...
I can't see anything in the accident report about why they didn't pull the fire suppression. Were they reluctant to shut an engine down if they were still getting power out of it?