Yesterday at ISK we were told that flying the aircraft was a "Tolerable Risk". Tolerable for Whom?
I have always said the old girl was as safe as ever but I'm digging my way through the BOI report and would like to see the Safety Case before I decide whether to continue my career on the old lady. Whilst I am safe that the problems of XV230 have been mitigated (as I have said before) as best possible, what else is there that is known about but that we have not been told?
The Safety Case didn't exist in 2003 (when I was last at QQ). I can only guess that it's compilation by BAe was little more than a paperwork review of previous flight tests and the use of anecdotal evidence - ie it's been safe for 20 years so it's not going to hit us with any surprises now! I will know better when I track down the report and have a read.
For now, back to the BOI report with a highlighter - a long read!
Last edited by Vage Rot; 5th Dec 2007 at 09:47.
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