Let's get back to the issue of Life Jackets, Raft, Exposure Suits and a planned overwater flight for a bit.
How much of the flight was over +4C water?
Did the Regulations require Survival Gear (Jackets, Raft, Suits)?
Did Company Policy require such gear?
If not....what was the actual reason none was carried?
Did the Bodies show any evidence of Jackets being worn?
Did the wreckage contain any Life Jackets?
What was the weather in the area of the crash at the time....anyone have the TAF or other source of information? In the US EMS crash thread someone almost immediately posts the weather data. Did I miss that here?
Has anyone posted a full list of photos and attempted to point out any abnormalities or unusual evidence of a failure of a component, perhaps some of missing components?
A few answers to these sorts of questions would seem to be in order long before all and sundry attempt to determine the reason for the crash by peering into their own Tea Cup.
Stick to the Known and work towards the Unknown shall we?
Last edited by SASless; 26th Dec 2012 at 13:35.