Dear Wing Commander Spry
I, and no doubt countless others in the RAF and on PPRuNe, are wondering if Air Clues is ever to appear again.
Personally speaking I found it to be an excellent medium for communicating the Flight Safety message to all, both aircrew and non-aircrew alike. It would be a shame if it were to be scrapped as the message is even more significant today as whilst a single loss is the same as it ever was, as a percentage of what we have left today it is of even greater importance......prevention is always better than cure!
I appreciate manpower is tight but it's not as though you are having to produce a monthly publication; that was sacrificed a long time ago.
I am sure that there is still plenty of material to fill all your column inches and a bi-annual/quarterly publication cycle should be achievable even with diminished resources in your office. Being cynical however (not normally in my nature
) I might be tempted to say that the MoD/MAAS/MAAIB are afraid to revealing themselves in print or to invite (from the readership) comments which might expose fleet airworthiness/management short-comings.
Maybe Tuc and others on PPRuNe could be asked to offer articles/comment for publication?
I look forward to seeing a Christmas bumper issue!
Yours sincerely
MB