AAIB Report - Microlight Accident
Noticed a special bulletin released today by the AAIB about a microlight accident last year which resulted in the tragic and sad death of the pilot and a 'fare paying passenger.'
It makes pretty damning reading and begs the question that many of us have been asking for a long time - just how safe are these so called 'air experience' flights in microlights??
The report points out startling deficiencies in the maintenance schedule of the microlight, the competence of the Inspector and the cavalier attitudes prevelant amongst the microlight community.
Having just lost their CTO who was, by all accounts, well respected at Gatwick one wonders what the outcome of all this will be. It is such a damning report I was surprised not to see comment about it anywhere on the web.