Well, I must congratulate all recent contributors to the thread for conducting their articulate discussions with much dignity and politeness. There are, of course, widely differing
opinions but there now seems to be respect for eachothers' standpoint. This is something from which our government in Westminster could learn.
Unfortunately, while there is so little hard evidence (except for that relating to non-compliance with airworthiness regulations), we will never really know neither what the crew saw, thought and said, nor what actually happened to the ac systems on that flight. However, it is a great relief to see 'an agreement to disagree' between warring factions after so many years of intransigence and sometimes puerile name-calling or willy-waving.
Sadly, I sincerely doubt that JP and his friends will ever be swayed to agree with those who offer alternative explanations but, at least, they now seem to accept the possibility of such alternatives; which is advancement indeed. Bravo all!
If only Sirs William and John had had the courage to be so open-minded at the time... but perhaps they were boxed into a corner by their own superiors? It would be nice to know.
flipster
