[Kharon]

Ben Sandilands Blog, Plane Talking, published on Crikey pays close attention to the ATSB ‘reports’ on incidents and accidents.  There exists yet another PC report from the ATSB – HERE – the ATSB ‘report’ dribbles off into some soft, fluffy conclusions which rely, heavily, on the Jetstar solution and fix.  Now I don’t have the slightest doubt that the J* team will sort it out; I have even less doubt that a lesson has been learned.  Nothing but praise and faith in the J* check and training system.  However there are two outstanding matters which ATSB have failed to address:-

A clinical analysis which confirms; absolutely, that the J* ‘fix’ is a correct one and that every precaution to prevent a reoccurrence has been employed.  

Secondly, and, IMO most importantly ATSB have failed miserably to ‘extrude’ the analysis to the point where a basic, reoccurring killer has not been acknowledged.  Who FFS was flying the aircraft, monitoring the flight path and speed?  Two pilots and a Vref – 20 deficit and a go around from an ‘unstable’ approach.  Kids stuff.

Who’s on first, Watts on second and nobody watching the clocks – too damn busy reading from the QRH.   It’s an approach to land, not a bloody book fair.

I’d back J* to do the right thing – if only someone would get back to basics.  Fly the ducking aircraft within the rules of a ‘sterile’ environment, the way it is supposed to be.

Arrgghhh – FCOL,