Judge Rembrandt,
Sorry I didn’t see your post until now as I have been away.
I can assure you that my post was in no way intended to be funny. I am aware of the Chinook thread. If you took the trouble to read it (huge task) you would see that I have, in the early days, used it to try to understand the issues. Having understood, I have been, and will continue to be, a supporter of the campaign to remove the unjust verdicts against the pilots.
Whichever of the well argued theories about the accident you find most plausible, there is no doubt whatsoever that the RAF entrusted 25 passengers to an aircraft of questionable safety and which was unsuitable for the task in the prevailing conditions.
Until the RAF/MoD demonstrate that they have faced up to this failure, and stop hiding behind the possible failure of the pilots who cannot defend themselves, I think it would be reasonable for anyone to question whether they would be safe in their hands. This is definitely not funny.