Re: Myopia. Mr. Magoo, et al.
To those who believe that the Aviation industry is proactively concerned with Safety issues to the exclusion of profit, convenience, (profit), scheduling (profit), and low maintenance (profit), a klarion: Not Always....
Then there's Hubris, and arrogance. On top of Tradition, Culture, and Politics.
No one who is informed will clamor for perfection, it is not in the cards. We rely on others to assess our level of risk, and for 99 per cent of the Public, ignorance is bliss.
When Pilots go activist, pay attention. After 447, and it became clear that UAS was lurking out there for the unwary (which was everyone, by definition), a labor action was called, and wot, ho, get out the spanner Clive, (Laurent, Kim, Robin, et al).
Push, Shove, Pull. Politics is alot like flying....and verse for vise.
Was anyone not astounded that Airbus had the clout and power to demand a memorandum from BEA prior to the Show? I was not, anyone?
How much clearer can the rules be? Pay the Fife and drum, call the tune.....
Frankly, the more passion due prior ignorance, the better. Safety is directly proportional to the clamor of the client....especially so when the responsibles are not paying attention.
addend... PJ2. I included the Radome involvement in UAS generically, and here's why....
If the Final report is narrow, and addresses a limited number of issues, so as to frustrate the need for further understanding v/v the way a plane flies, and falls, more's the pity. UAS should be completely embraced and understood, to squeeeze it into the vernacular. How many airline pilots are fluent in Radome loss? It is an opportunity to further understanding of the event and its genesis, in this case and/or others. The readership of this document will be large, and I promise you, if stones are left unturned there will be pushback... It is in the interests of all for the report to be voluminous....
just my opinion....
Last edited by Lyman; 7th May 2012 at 17:05.