Originally Posted by
3 Holer
Piggy Muldoon was a tough old bastard (read his autobiography). Trouble with Piggy, on this occasion, he couldn't pick a winner. Ron Chippendale was a gentle giant and true gentleman and was therefore, obviously intimidated by Muldoon. He had to side with Air NZ (Morrie Davis was a big mate of Robby) and the government of the day. He just went too hard with the "pilot error" verdict which stirred up Gordon Vette and eventually resulted in the Mahon Inquiry. Again, Piggy couldn't pick a winner. He was sure Mahon would come the same conclusion as Chippendale. Alas, Mahon was an incredibly honest judge with a keen eye for the truth.
Here (AGAIN) ends the lesson.
3 Holer, can you please tell me how you come to the conclusion that the crew were not a factor in this accident?
They were the ones who at the very end, flew a perfectly good aeroplane into a mountain. Sure there were many factors leading them to this position, but at the end of the day they still did it.
Please, I’m waiting......