Superificially and cherry picked only that which tends to support his argument.
Now go back into the Report....Read what is there.....all of it....and check back with us.
Read up on the entire sequence of events where Sikorsky, the Operators including Cougar, and the Authorities worked towards resolving the Oil Filter problem.
There is specific mention to a Senior Cougar Manager and several Cougar Pilots attending a popular, well know internet media site where that issue had been argued, discussed, debated, and talked about for several years.
Also read what they describe as being the cause of the Crash.....and you will see they make no mention of the Run Dry Issue. It all comes down to the Captain made several bad decisions beginning with an improper diagnosis of the problem, followed by failing to comply with Company SOP's for Emergency Descents, and failing to comply with the Company Checklist instruction to Ditch the Aircraft despite the Co-Pilot telling him that on at least three occasions. They go into great detail about bad engineering practices at Cougar re the Oil Filter Studs and Self Locking Nuts, along with other issues that led to the tragedy.
But....they do not say anywhere the Crew made any decision based upon the 30 Minute notion. They do go to lengths to dispel that idea as being part of the decisions the Crew made. There is no other way to read the Report's findings.
If you have not read the TSB report.....word for word....you are not adequately sourced to discuss this.
As I have told FH....he is late to the Party.....must be that Infamous American site ran him off and now he is back here thinking he can carry on in the same manner as is acceptable there but not here.
Last edited by SASless; 26th Dec 2013 at 12:47.