To Boomarrang.
I see that you are well informed as well, here is the info on capt Moer rat Is, leaked from the files of eirther the SA pilots association or SA CAA,
On the 16th January 1998 The esteemed capt Moer rat Is was called to the offices of the now defunct Intentensive Air, by its managing director a well know Dr of the heart,
Capt Moer rat Is and another capt also employed by the SA CAA at the time where asked to operate 2 HS748's on a charter from Jnb to George as the Chief pilot and a full time Real Capt and the Full time company Safety Officer , from Intensive had refused to operate the aircraft as they has serious safety defedts.
1. No Smoke goggles, only industrial grinding goggles in cockpit.
2. No Oxygen masks,
3. No Oxygen in aircraft, system reading 0
4. Smoke detectors in the Toilet bought at a hardware store.
5. All hand held Fire Extinguishers had expired and where
showing depleted, the dates had been scratched out and new
dates filled in.
6. No medical kits on Board.
7. 44 pax out of Johannesburg. (Aircraft not certified for apendix
E) therfore critically overweight for take off.
8. No Fire Gloves on Board only welding gloves
the list goes on and on
He operated the aircraft in this condition to Geoge Via Kimberley on the 17th of January 1988.
Senior members of the Airworthy department of the CAA then inspected the aircraft in George and grounded it only allowing it to return to Johannesburg un pressurised after much wailing from the Dr and how all the pilots and engineers would not be paid. However on arrival at Johannesburg the same capt Moer rat Is was prepared to carry out piolt training in this aircraft. tThe Aircraft was the grounded by the CAA for the above and other non compliance.
It appears that after all these years the Moer rat Is has not learned any thing, the attempted operation of the DC10 and the new expose of his operats is consistant if not any thing else.
I doubt that the rumors of his joining ba/ com wil come to naught as the MD there would never allow it during his tenure