flipster
What you say is true to some extent in respect of RAF Accidents in Categories 3-5 or involving Fatalities; Categories 1&2 would normally be a Unit Inquiry. Any Investigating Officer or Board President will however have access through the Chain of Command, via the Flight Safety Staff, to whatever assistance is deemed necessary by the Convening Officer to fulfill the requirements of the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry. To put that in plain English - it means that the BOI are not guaranteed a week in a Hotel in DisneyWorld just because the last refuelling stop prior to the Accident was in Florida.
PS Thanks for the query - taking it a day at a time.
Last edited by cazatou; 8th Oct 2009 at 19:14.