"Why do line pilots think that they should or can provide help and advice for the helicopter industry.?" Answer - because it is our bread and butter and I for one would like it to stay healthy until I retire - and that includes ensuring there is a quality workforce to do the job. I don't want to be killed because the guy next to me is a dunderhead or my management hasn't got the competence to run a half decent safety management system to help protect my and my colleagues' and my passengers ass.
I would have thought it would be fairly obvious that your para 3 IS the answer to para 2.
[This message has been edited by roundwego (edited 31 May 2001).]