maybe the Coroner will pick some scabs, expose some sores, peer into some festering wounds and reccomend a closer look at the "mis" operations of CASA.
Or maybe not ??
fact:
Hempel was a sick man and should not have been driving a car, let alone an aeroplane
fact
many pilots knew
fact
CASA knew and did DID NOTHING to prevent him flying
Archerfield Aerodrome Office staff too might be feeling more than a little contrite (if not actually guilty), as it was them who reccomended Hempel as a good pilot when Ian's partner made the fateful inquiry.
I will walk naked down Queen Street with a feather up my a**e and whistle dixie if the aero population at Archerfield were not
all well aware of Hempel's condition.
BTW,
will CASA now promise to NOT pull all the endorsements which Hempel appears to have given, when he was not authorised to do so? Are we sure?
have any of the Insurance companies promised to NOT cancel policies on the same basis? how confident do we feel?
how many pilots will be affected?
