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Old 10th Aug 2007, 13:22
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alemaobaiano
 
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Please remember that, although CVR/FDR data is sometimes released once an investigation is completed, this case is a political hot potato and several parties are more interested in backing up their arguments than actually getting at the truth of the matter.

The air force, charged with the investigation, are not at all happy with the interference that they are getting, the refusal of a senior officer to testify before one of the political inquiries shows that. The air force will conduct a thoroughly professional accident investigation, asking for international assistance when they feel that it is needed, and their final report will be all that the aviation community expects. It will, as these things always do, take months to complete.

Public interest will have waned long before that date, and many parties are using this tragedy to further their own interests, so we are seeing the release of normally confidential data in a way that is bordering on the repugnant.

However, once it is in the public domain there is no putting it back, and at least on Pprune it can be discussed in a relatively professional manner, thanks to individuals like ELAC, PBL, PJ2 and several others. I, for one, find this discussion interesting and educational (having been involved in a number of accident investigations over the years) but I can quite understand those who think that this shouldn't be a topic for armchair investigators.
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