MK Airlines B747 crash at Halifax
. . . first post . . please bear with me . . . sure hope this thing has a spell-checker!!
I have followed this thread with great interest.
I have observed (over the years) that probably 99% of most aircraft accidents have been attributed to human-error (pilot, design, procedures, legislation, maintenance, and operations). In Fact, all accidents probably involve some human-failure factor (that’s why they are called accidents . . . as opposed to an act of terrorism or war).
I do suspect that an error was made that night (early morning) on the flight deck. Why/What . . . I don’t know . . .
I do question why it was necessary to have a 20’ high, 130’ wide earth, rock, and concrete capped mound, supporting a 10’ tall navigation antenna, on the extended centre line of the runway, 1000’ off the end of the runway? This structure has been there for a little more than a year. The prior structure (supporting the previous navigation antenna) was a somewhat frangible structure (gantry . . .collapses when struck).
We all make mistakes . . . surely we can afford ($$$$) to make airport environments where we don’t have to pay for mistake with our lives??? Does privatisation and commercialisation of Air Navigation Systems in the world mean that we must financially compete with 3rd or 4th world nations for the “price-tag” of service delivery?
. . . . I think I’ll star taking the train and boats. . . . .