Just out of interest - and in the vein of a total lack of culture ont the tarmacs these days, boarded a QFlink Dash MEL DPO last Friday and was dismayed to see a trafficy standing right in the plane of rotation of the propellor.
I was taught from day one that this was a no go area and even if engines were shut down, you do not ever pass thru that area, much less stand there.
The blade was tethered, but an accidental actuation would surely make short work of the tether.
DJ has some problems to address, but I am sure it isn't just their problem.
Too many redundancies has meant too many wise old heads off the tarmac, and the result is very evident.
The same applies within the cabin - the passing on of stories of near misses, go arounds, cabin incidents and so on used to be passed down like the secret knowledge.
We really need that back in many cases within todays industy to make it feel safe and secure again.
I am sorry, but staff on the tarmac with no DG training horrifies me.
If that is the way DJ wishes to run things, then I will not fly them.
If it was an oversight - sack someone.
If it is policy - be very very scared.
Best all
EWL
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