601 thats a bit of a harsh post and very bias.
Official documents from CASA might prove the answers to your questions were "NO" but was this to cover up the actual operations being carried out.
What about the following questions.
Did the YAK 52 have Hempels Aviation written on the tail?
Did the Joy Filght certificates for the YAK52 have Hempel Aviation Written on it?
Was the receipt of payment from Hempels Aviation?
Was the Publics view of the YAK 52 that it was operated out of Hempels Aviation?
Were people aware that BH had his CPL revoked, however still flying his YAK 52 with paying passengers?
As you might have already guessed the answers to all of the above is YES.
However, an inquest in not to point fingers to determine who is at fault. An inquest is to find out the "TRUTH" of how these businesses/operations are run and to put forward recommendations to assist preventing this happen in the future. Whether it is CASA or the War Birds Assoc who take these recommendations on board it doesnt really matter.
I dont know why people are trying to cover up what has happened. Take a step back and just think if it was your child, husband/wife, grand parents, friends etc that passed away when there could have been a prevention, what would you choose Accident/incident prevention or promotion of accident/incidents.
Last edited by jetfighter; 13th Jun 2012 at 07:35.