Ron's old school; I think he flew DC3's inthe RAAF a hundred years ago, and from some of the training I saw at the Aero Club in a Partenavia,real heroic stuff ove at D212, I wouldn't put a lot of store in what he says.
What concerned me greatly is that the ABC is prepared to listen to the guy who runs the RMIT flight school at Pt Cook, who is a private pilot. Why don't journalists do just a little research into who they're talking with before putting this crap to air??
I think I know the answer, and it's that 99% of the viewers don't know what they're listening to so it's not all that important. I did think the ABC may have been a little more discriminating though.
I seriously doubt
all the following are not qualified to make competent, professional comment:
AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU:
MICHAEL BRIDGE, AIRNORTH CEO:
BILL HAMILTON, RETIRED QANTAS PILOT, SYDNEY:
JOHN HARDY, HARDY AVIATION CEO, DARWIN:
RON LAWFORD, VETERAN TERRITORY PILOT, DARWIN:
BOB DUDDINGTON, RMIT, MELBOURNE:
We're not turning this thread into another media bashing thread!
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