Originally Posted by
falcon900
At the risk of sounding cynical, is asking the CAA to look for the evidence not a bit like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop?
Given their responsibilities before and after the incident, it would have been more than a tad embarassing to discover evidence corroborating the existence of CI which they had hitherto failed to discover, Ditto the RAF, so with all due respect, I am reading the report with a very large pinch of salt.
If there is a real desire to find out the state of scientific / medical knowledge on the topic, there needs to be an independent person / body conducting the search, ie one which can express an opinion without the risk of incriminating itself or its own past inaction.
Agreed. I wonder if this will now become the focus of the Inquest, in an attempt to divert from awkward questions. Such as, a Permit to Fly predicated on the RAF (not MoD) being the Aircraft Design Authority. Step forward Hunter PT Leader, and tell us all about your safety case.