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Forum: South Asia and the Far East
19th Mar 2010, 02:22
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about Silkair MI 185

Some pretty heavy responses there, gentlemen/women, considering that, even though we are looking at mass murder, the debate is generally a lot more moderate and professional than on many other PPRuNe...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
16th Mar 2010, 06:40
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about Silkair MI 185

Thank you very much Slayerdude. Those who have an open mind, or even generally agree, tend to be a silent majority, whilst those who disagree tend to be more proactive in putting their own case.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2010, 00:56
Replies: 11
Views: 1,605
Posted By nortwinds

Massey selection requirements - Stage 2

Discussion so far has been on the selection process to enter Massey flying school. Does anyone now know what the selection process was for students to be selected for the internships or the first...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
11th Mar 2010, 00:46
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Thank you Captain Wooblah but I do not have any axe to grind with the copilots' particular flying school. I am, nevertheless, well aware of threads such as the two currently active on DG and P...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
3rd Mar 2010, 04:58
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Slayerdude, thank you and I do try not to assume but to work with facts which I prefer to have in writing in front of me.

It certainly has been assumed, as a criticism, that the captain pulled...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
27th Feb 2010, 02:45
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Thank you very much Parabellum

And thank you too Centaurus - there was an Empire class flying boat of that name once - thank you for your post on DG and P Reporting Points on the Axe Man of Apia...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
16th Feb 2010, 00:53
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The truth about SilkAir MI 185

Thank you Leftseatview.

ICAO held its first Asia and Pacific regional seminar on cross-cultural issues in aviation safety in Bangkok from 12 to 14 August 1998 - less than a year after the SilkAir...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
12th Feb 2010, 01:29
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Millerscourt, my agenda remains simply as justice and as learning from the tragedy of SilkAir MI 185 to minimise the chances of it ever happening again.

There are few further facts to discover -...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
10th Feb 2010, 01:13
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Millerscourt, while awaiting your response, it may be of interest to mention an old novel called Airscream by John Bruce about a fictional NZ air disaster cover-up - co-incidently in the training...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Feb 2010, 00:36
Replies: 384
Views: 99,533
Posted By nortwinds

Joker 10, maybe it would not be as much "the...

Joker 10, maybe it would not be as much "the house of doom" if they chose to employ more people of the knowledge and experience calibre of Parabellum.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
2nd Feb 2010, 00:41
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Thank you Millerscourt but the discussion of the SilkAir MI 185 tragedy has developed considerably over the last couple of years and it will continue to progress.

To assist this progress, would...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2010, 02:32
Replies: 232
Views: 34,626
Posted By nortwinds

Erebus and SilkAir MI 185

There is similar current debate on the South Asia and the Far East Forum on continuing to try and resolve the SilkAir MI 185 tragedy as more detail gradually comes into circulation. There are...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
29th Jan 2010, 02:22
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Parabellum, when court injunction is taken out against the aviation authority and ombudsman information requests refused, then there is indisputably a covering-up in the copilots' background.
...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
21st Jan 2010, 05:20
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Parabellum, just what is conjecture, manufactured, or very strange about saying that two professional airline pilots got up and went to work that day without either of them planning to kill...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
19th Jan 2010, 01:19
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about Silkair MI 185

Thank you Captain Wooblah. I also do not buy it and never have.

Also Slaverdude, I fully agree that there is no reason why either pilot had any thought of suicide or murder when they got up that...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
14th Jan 2010, 02:18
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Tee Emm, yes I have heard earlier suggestions of that letter yet by contrast Parabellum in his post 52 of 8 December said "the captain was known to be an excellent pilot when it came to handling an...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
14th Jan 2010, 02:10
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

LikeST, sorry but I thought we had moved on from your Post 62 questions - but you requested a response:

1) Nothing to prove here as we agree with other. I do not belive all those failures could...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
12th Jan 2010, 05:20
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Slayerdude, thank you for your impartial comments but I believe the verdict of "inconclusive" is only a default situation because only the captain was examined in detail. The captain was deemed...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
8th Jan 2010, 02:55
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Slayerdude, thank you for joining the debate but to update you: mechanical failure is effectively ruled out as the odds against first a CVR failure then immediately afterwards an unrelated ...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
1st Jan 2010, 22:55
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir 185

Parabellum, why not ask how much debt the copilot was in after an expensive flying school and after flying with Garuda on trainee wages? For the captain, I have seen but do not have to hand, figures...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
22nd Dec 2009, 01:31
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Luke, I have already argued that the odds were that it was virtually impossible for a mechanical failure to follow any CVR "failure". ie it was not an accident. So we agree on that, and we agree...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
16th Dec 2009, 01:21
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Massey058, as with others, you again seek to perpetuate the "black rumours" against the Singaporean captain, yet are offended by a simple call to investigate the background of the ex-pat copilots.
...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
15th Dec 2009, 02:49
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Luke and Parabellum, I thought my agenda was completely clear - justice for those who died; and the opportunity to learn from the tragedy and improve aviation safety in future.

I appreciate the...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
10th Dec 2009, 01:07
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Centaurus, you are happy to talk of "the captain's basic incompetency" yet when I raise the background of a training system failure (which is not a criticism of the co-pilot himself) you suggest that...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
8th Dec 2009, 03:20
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Centaurus, Parabellum, you are absolutely correct that there was "evidence" presented in court against the captain - and nothing that suggested that the copilot was not proficient. That is my very...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
2nd Dec 2009, 01:06
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Parabellum, with respect, you miss the whole point that, to use Blacksheep's warning against forcing facts into supporting theory, there was no evidence to support what someone else called "Black...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
26th Nov 2009, 04:38
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

The Truth about SilkAir MI 185

Thanks all who responded but replying to Luke Sky Toddler who was closest to what he correctly describes as mass murder.

I never mention the co-pilot by name and do not blame him for what was a...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
18th Nov 2009, 01:03
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

SilkAir MI 185

Not just a horse that is dead, Captain Wooblah, but over one hundred innocent people. However the mystery is not dead and, with the 12th anniversary approaching, I am just wondering if there have...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
31st Dec 2007, 02:06
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

Cubs2jets thank you for your open mind. If you...

Cubs2jets thank you for your open mind. If you want to focus those thoughts a bit more please have a look at the facts first and then think outside the official boundary fence.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Dec 2007, 02:02
Replies: 44
Views: 5,950
Posted By nortwinds

Kiwiguy, you say "Mentally unstable Silk Air 737...

Kiwiguy, you say "Mentally unstable Silk Air 737 Captain"

The facts simply do not support that statement but those same facts do very strongly indicate that the other Kiwi guy was responsible for...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
28th Dec 2007, 01:31
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

All has been quiet on this topic for a couple of...

All has been quiet on this topic for a couple of weeks so I'm wondering if this forum has run out out thoughts and whether we should ask the moderator to transfer it over to the wider Rumours and...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
11th Dec 2007, 01:57
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

As always, Rockhound, thank you for your...

As always, Rockhound, thank you for your responses. I still believe, however, that the evidence is already there and just needs worked through objectively and logically.

Millerscourt, thank you...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
3rd Dec 2007, 01:43
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

Thank you Rockhound and I note your head bashing....

Thank you Rockhound and I note your head bashing. However the facts are that one could equally say that there was no earthly reason for a 41 year old (whom many would say was also young) in good...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
30th Nov 2007, 04:39
Replies: 150
Views: 43,369
Posted By nortwinds

Thank you Rockhound and it literally is a billion...

Thank you Rockhound and it literally is a billion to one probability that one of the two pilots did deliberately fly MI 185 into the ground.

But why do you say the probability is high that it was...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
24th Nov 2007, 00:46
Replies: 36
Views: 5,716
Posted By nortwinds

I apologise for any inappropriate language in...

I apologise for any inappropriate language in that earlier post - blame it on jet lag.

What I meant to say was that I fully agreed with Passenger 07; and that careful selecton, training, and...
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