I do not consider my rules to be directed to the Middle East....or at any particular operator or operation. Sometimes it is the local executive mafia that is the problem....and can vary by who sits in the throne at the time....sometimes it comes from way on high. "They" can be formed by any combination of events...birth, heritage, training, degree of sobriety, dementia...whatever.....the key is to recognize when "They" have occurred.
Hawking talks of a unique "singularity" that brought mankind to where we are today.....and similar "singularities" occur in our industry and can affect the path we travel.
Just as space travel has its time warp and black holes....helicopter pilots must remain aware of similar phenomenon.
