Maybe so, but surely even an administrator should have been able to see the folly of letting one man wear the caps of Chief Executive, Director of Operations, Chief Pilot and Instructor of a company when it is stated that "inexperience in IFR flying and inexperience in night flying" was a major factor in the so called "accident".
Safety factors in the rules allowing single-pilot IFR flight were broached by Mr Bannerman by a combination of his inexperience in IFR flying and inexperience in night flying, Mr McElrea found. The rules, nevertheless, allowed him to have the accreditation he had.
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