Hempel: No MR x 4, No medical x 5, Maintenance directive x 2, No record TIS x 1, No log book 1. Fined $16,000 (< $4000) and to be of good behaviour for three years.
Quadrio was hammered out of existence for a lot less than this and yet Johns claims it was a 'group' decision to give Hempel a licence but goes on to admit that most of his statements were a 'nonsense' (before swooning away). A thing of wonder to me how the CASA mind works. Then, from the QPS report, there's this puzzle to think on:-
Oct 13. 2008 08:08 – Jones to ?? missing email.
Oct 14. 2008. 07:54 – Crocker (Warbirds) to Jones – CFI Sydney Aerobatics, possibility of a second witness.
Oct 14 2008. 07:57 - Jones to Crocker, re contact details of witness.
Oct 13. 2008. 08:30 - Jones to Crocker – Email missing.
Oct 14. 2008. 08:10. - Yvette Lutz – Crocker with 'witnesses' and offers of his divers to retrieve the wreck.
No further correspondence available; nil for Bourke.
Oct 14. 2008.-14:10. - Bourke to Jones - wants the witness to speak suggests offering a $2250 fine for not helping an investigation may persuade at least one Crocker witness to 'have a chat". No further news of 'witnesses?' from this point.
Oct 20. 2008 – 16:59 – Vaughan to Tredrea and Anastasi. Initial contact and high speed hand off of QBE issues. - (Smart).
Oct 20. 2008 – 17:19 – Tredrea to Anastasi and Vaughan – Asks Anastasi to deal. Tredrea rapid hands off QBE contact - (Fast flick).
Oct 21. 2008 09:10 – Anastasi to Tredrea and Vaughan. Hempel insurance matters discussed further with a 'very cooperative' QBE. No further correspondence available on this matter.
Aye, it's all passing strange.
