I don't believe anyone was holding a gun to the crew head to make them take the aircraft if it was so unsafe!
Quite a few of us refused to accept a/c with questionable mx write-ups/corrective action.
Also heard mx supers beg me not to write up compressor stalls..
Shoestring budget for sure.
As for Medein: Crew should have used reverse power on the abort as well as started the abort earlier.
(If they had contiuned the t/o they would be embedded in a nearby hill)
Rumor says engine exploded because of shaky overhaul by Connie's boys.
Did 3 years for Tradewinds, and sure as clockwork, they screwed me on the last check.
What a way to run a business.
