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Originally Posted by runway30
(Post 10382032)
I’m suggesting that nobody has proved that the colour vision deficiency is a fact.
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Originally Posted by ChickenHouse
(Post 10382038)
The reputation of the several sources claiming it, in private and public, is enough for me. I am quite sure investigators do have proof by now, as I know these sources are in talks with them.
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Originally Posted by Jonzarno
(Post 10382008)
I no longer have an image of my old JAA licence but can confirm that it had no such rating / privilege. I did a separate night rating before going to the US to do the IR I referred to in my earlier post. This is why I am so interested in actually seeing a UK PPL with no night or instrument ratings. If it does have the actual words "Day VFR only", or similar, then flight in IMC would not be allowed using an FAA 61.75 with an instrument rating. It is not allowed, according to the regulation as written, because it is prohibited by a restriction / limitation of the base UK licence. If, however, the base UK licence grants Day VFR privileges solely because there is no night rating and no instrument rating then the 61.75 with IR would allow operation under IFR in IMC. |
Originally Posted by EXDAC
(Post 10382069)
If, however, the base UK licence grants Day VFR privileges solely because there is no night rating and no instrument rating then the 61.75 with IR would allow operation under IFR in IMC.
"ALL LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE UNITED KINGDOM PILOT LICENSE APPLY." If the holder subsequently passed a US IR, then the licence would be endorsed as such, and any IFR restriction would be removed. But this is all moot since the pilot of this aircraft did not hold any endorsement on his FAA licence that would permit flight under IFR. This much is a matter of public record. The privileges of his UK licence have been widely circulated, but are not in the public domain as a matter of fact. He is said to have an expired IMCr and a day VFR restriction by virtue of being colour blind. Time will tell whether this is true or not. |
On another note... it looks like the AAIB commissioned ship "Geo Ocean III" is making it's way back to port. Being the 3rd day of a 3 day search makes sense, but most assumed this would be extended. Possibly as a safe carriage of the persons on board, but this could also have been transported by helicopter? I've a sneaking suspicion that there were two bodies on board but for the sake of families involved they only confirmed finding one.
This is going to get awful messy- between insurers, football clubs, agents, donors etc. With police investigation continuing and CAA in the spotlight, every single word of the AAIB report is going to be forensically examined. |
Good to hear it. Improper activity will impact on everyone when deaths occur like this. The high profile of the passenger has made it seem more important but in reality anyone taking fare paying passengers without the skills is a serious problem. I don’t mind cost sharing with someone I know, but many of the activities mentioned in this thread go way beyond that. |
From WalesOnline
Body inside plane wreckage has been recoveredA spokesman for the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch has tonight said:Following extensive visual examination of the accident site using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV), it was decided to attempt recovery operations. In challenging conditions, the AAIB and its specialist contractors successfully recovered the body previously seen amidst the wreckage. The operation was carried out in as dignified a way as possible and the families were kept informed of progress. Unfortunately, attempts to recover the aircraft wreckage were unsuccessful before poor weather conditions forced us to return the ROV to the ship. The weather forecast is poor for the foreseeable future and so the difficult decision was taken to bring the overall operation to a close. The body is currently being taken to Portland to be passed into the care of the Dorset Coroner. Although it was not possible to recover the aircraft, the extensive video record captured by the ROV is expected to provide valuable evidence for our safety investigation. We expect our next update to be an interim report, which we intend to publish within one month of the accident occurring. |
It seems highly likely that the body is that of the passenger who would have been seated in the back. No pictures have emerged of the front section of the aircraft. The AAIB have indicated they will not recover wreckage so I assume it is unlikely there will be any private effort to raise it. |
Originally Posted by Mike Flynn
(Post 10382535)
No pictures have emerged of the front section of the aircraft. |
Originally Posted by Mike Flynn
(Post 10382535)
It seems highly likely that the body is that of the passenger who would have been seated in the back. No pictures have emerged of the front section of the aircraft.
Originally Posted by Mike Flynn
(Post 10382535)
The AAIB have indicated they will not recover wreckage so I assume it is unlikely there will be any private effort to raise it.
If Sala's remains are still unrecovered, and there is a possibility that the body is inside the wreck, well the family had enough resources to fund a private search so I wouldn't be surprised if they mounted a private recovery effort. While the poor weather has forced the AAIB's recovery operation to be abandoned, the location of the wreck is now known and it's not as if it's going anywhere. |
Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
(Post 10382608)
If one of the occupants had managed to extricate himself from the aircraft, I would expect it to be the younger, fitter one who was sitting nearest the exit (unless of course the fuselage was breached)..
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Relevant Sky and BBC links, offered without comment on their accuracy:
https://news.sky.com/story/body-reco...ckage-11630221 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47152773 Jack |
Can divers descend to 220ft or was the body recovered by ROV? I suppose wrapping some kind of cable around points of the wreckage strong enough to lift the aircraft to the surface would require the dexterity of divers. Not sure.
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Originally Posted by Arfur Dent
(Post 10382772)
Can divers descend to 220ft or was the body recovered by ROV? .
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Originally Posted by Arfur Dent
(Post 10382772)
Can divers descend to 220ft or was the body recovered by ROV? I suppose wrapping some kind of cable around points of the wreckage strong enough to lift the aircraft to the surface would require the dexterity of divers. Not sure.
It would be well within the depth of a commercial diver. Misty. |
Statement from Dorset police
#LatestNews - Statement in relation to body recovered at Portland Port
On Monday 21 January 2019 a plane carrying pilot David Ibbotson and professional footballer Emiliano Sala was flying from Nantes to Cardiff when it lost contact with Air Traffic Control, north of Guernsey. Sadly a search and rescue operation was unsuccessful in locating the plane and the two occupants. Subsequently AAIB and privately funded search teams were deployed to the relevant area. Using specialist equipment the teams succeeded in locating and identifying the plane and one body has been recovered. This morning, Thursday 7 February 2019, the body was brought to Portland Port, Dorset, as this is the nearest part of the British mainland to where the plane was located. The arrival of the body into Dorset has been reported to the Coroner for Dorset. The Coroner will investigate the circumstances of this death supported by Dorset Police. A post mortem examination will be held in due course. While formal identification is yet to take place, the families of Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson have been updated and will continue to be supported by specially-trained family liaison officers, during this difficult time. |
Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
(Post 10382608)
..., well the family had enough resources to fund a private search so I wouldn't be surprised if they mounted a private recovery effort...
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I presume a post mortem on the recovered body will establish if the cause of death was blunt force trauma injury or death by drowning. If a body has been immersed in the sea for two weeks is it still possible to tell if death was caused by drowning or not? |
Originally Posted by draglift
(Post 10383022)
I presume a post mortem on the recovered body will establish if the cause of death was blunt force trauma injury or death by drowning. If a body has been immersed in the sea for two weeks is it still possible to tell if death was caused by drowning or not? Yes....... Forensic science is very capable of determining cause of death. |
Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
(Post 10382608)
If Sala's remains are still unrecovered, and there is a possibility that the body is inside the wreck, well the family had enough resources to fund a private search so I wouldn't be surprised if they mounted a private recovery effort. While the poor weather has forced the AAIB's recovery operation to be abandoned, the location of the wreck is now known and it's not as if it's going anywhere.
The family may decide to recover the plane, it has been stimated at less than ⅓ of the 300,000€ donated (if any money left by David Mearns :ooh:). |
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