Rob
Thanks for the honest correction and point taken, but if you don’t mind I will stick to my initial opinions while taking stock of South African aviation and rugby. If you read SA history you will see the sad roots of what we refer to as the crab syndrome. “As one escapes the fishing basket for the big blue waters the others will draw him back into the basket.” We have the ability to backstab and fight while forgetting and not solving the real issues. As long as the sun doesn’t shine on others life is good.
So even attempting to reflect on this saga objectively it is difficult to assess who is in the basket and who is really concerned with aviation safety. Lets just hope that the final decision makers have more wisdom than the average crab.
I do agree though -- Long live the Huey and it was great to fly in one again.