tucumseh posted on 120208 on "Threads closing suspiciously?" #121 :-
"What a sad state of affairs this has led to...
So many threads here have no direct link to flying:
Chinook - Still hitting back 3... no direct link”
I don’t often take issue with posts here – I firmly believe people are entitled to their own opinion. But if anyone thinks a thread which has highlighted an example of complete and utter disregard for the safety and airworthiness of military aircraft, and the MoD’s continual lying and dissembling about the subject, as having “no direct link to flying” then I despair. However, I can think of a few who would like that thread to disappear. Some are retired; others are very senior in DPA and DLO. Ministers, past and present, certainly would. Which side are you on?"
OK so it is from the pram/toys/trainset thread which may pass into Pprune folklore and mythology! But as a clarion call to the fundamental issues at stake in this thread Tuc has done us a great service. As Brian Dixon says above, Jon and Rick's reputations must be completely restored before all else. However, and with due deference to Brian and with great respect, I feel that the MOD must then address the Airworthiness of the Chinook MK2 up to and following this accident. They will not wish to do so, hence their clumsy attempt to lay blame on the pilots, but truth will out. Better it is sooner rather than later, and cheaper too, certainly in money and possibly in more lives. Flight Safety used to be paramount in the RAF, but the situation these days tells a different and altogether worrying story.
Let right be done!
Last edited by Chugalug2; 13th Jan 2007 at 06:37.