Originally Posted by
Lyman
Dozy you make some good points re: the report.
Cheers.
It is what it is. I have high expectations, and am irritated at the "sole source" aspect of the system as expressed currently. It has the flavor of secrecy, something that is repellent in a free society.
How so? The only reason the BEA has been the primary investigatory agency with little outside influence is because no other agency has asked to join in at that level. Don't forget that in the case of the Mt. St. Odile accident (probably mindful of the press assertions regarding AF296) the BEA invited an NTSB team in to check their work.
Whether or not there was bias, the system is set up to create the appearance of prejudice, at least to me.
And yet the NTSB has been the sole investigatory authority for US-made airframes flown by US-based airlines for decades without similar aspersions being cast - why the double standard?
There's a scar in the earth of the Ermenonville forest just north of Paris that serves as a constant reminder to the French of the folly of sweeping airliner design problems under the carpet. To this day it still pushes bits of metal and bone to the surface. It's a lesson that only needs to be taught once.