Originally Posted by
Partronkus
Peter Clement’s wheeled up a Corsair at Temora then jumped straight into a mustang and kept flying for the days displays.
shocking airmanship for a so called professional.
then just recently led the tragic and avoidable formation jet fatal incident over port Philip bay, while not properly complying with a licence medical restriction?
where is the accountability and regulatory response to these issues from the regulator?
Damn good question...
In my job, the merest suspicion of a safety breach and you're suspended (with pay) for the duration of the investigation. I know of a Driver who simply crossed the tracks without a safety vest to rectify an open bodyside door before a passenger fell out. He was sidelined for 7 weeks. Just for crossing the tracks without a safety vest...One would have to ask, given PB was flying the Spit as part of his employment, was there an AOD test conducted to prove he wasn't impaired? What investigation was undertaken to prove his competence to continue the flying display over the weekend?
Would anyone seriously think that if you were to land a Citation gear-up, your employer would just hand you the keys to another one of their fleet the following morning and say "Don't worry about yesterday, you're taking Mr & Mrs Kettle to Hamilton Island this afternoon!"
Or am I expecting too much...?