Well done Hitch.
Nice summary from Hitch, again. He must have developed a liking for Choc frogs.
The report is running behind and delayed, the New year for the DIP – says beaker. So it it will be nearer Easter before the ‘public’ get to see it. One only needs to watch the first five minutes of ATSB part III (P2 #64) to realise that Beaker still, after all that has occurred is taking the Mickey out of the Senators. Reluctantly the CVR is to be retrieved, but watch for the give away signals as the ‘signing’ of the contract is mentioned, classic Beaker high five moment. If it were Poker, you’d know he has a royal flush at least.
Watch again after Fawcett sets out the state of play – Beaker knows, full well, that the situation is under control and no matter how much the Senators want probity, the die is cast. ATSB have complied, technically they have, nothing will change the original will be massaged a little, polished and thrown down as a gauntlet challenging the Senators to prove otherwise.
Good catch, now they intend to prove that. That CVR data could identify that the aircraft was forced down by malignant aliens in a flying saucer, with pictures and it will still be solely the pilots fault. Hell, CASA could find a new line to prosecute – failure to give way or some such bullshit to add to a sorry tale.
Hitch, there’s only about 150 investigators I can call on who agree with you. Whether malice aforethought, ignorance, arrogance or plain old fashioned parsimony; Beaker and his masters never wanted to see that CVR. We can only guess why and hope that the data is not corrupt. It may not solve the problems which led to the event, but it will clear up exactly what was occurring in that cockpit. I for one would like to know, why? Well it is one corner of the investigation which, to my mind has been dark and avoided by all – both sides – why?
Sorry mate, we have in the Tim Tam box, two reports which were drafted when the recovery was first announced. The one closest to the ‘new’ ATSB report wins the pot. The outcome was always predictable, it is now only a matter of deciding which of our two candidates reports most closely matches yet another predetermined outcome.
Selah.
Nice summary from Hitch, again. He must have developed a liking for Choc frogs.
Quote:Hitch – “That gives them, let's say, five weeks to analyse the data, determine the impact of the pilots' actions and blend it all into their draft report.”
The report is running behind and delayed, the New year for the DIP – says beaker. So it it will be nearer Easter before the ‘public’ get to see it. One only needs to watch the first five minutes of ATSB part III (P2 #64) to realise that Beaker still, after all that has occurred is taking the Mickey out of the Senators. Reluctantly the CVR is to be retrieved, but watch for the give away signals as the ‘signing’ of the contract is mentioned, classic Beaker high five moment. If it were Poker, you’d know he has a royal flush at least.
Quote:Hitch – “The only way a government bureaucracy can do that in such a short time is if most of the report, including the conclusions, is already written.
Watch again after Fawcett sets out the state of play – Beaker knows, full well, that the situation is under control and no matter how much the Senators want probity, the die is cast. ATSB have complied, technically they have, nothing will change the original will be massaged a little, polished and thrown down as a gauntlet challenging the Senators to prove otherwise.
Quote:Hitch – “Now, we have to give the ATSB this: they did say that they thought the data from the FDR would do nothing to change their view of what happened.”
Good catch, now they intend to prove that. That CVR data could identify that the aircraft was forced down by malignant aliens in a flying saucer, with pictures and it will still be solely the pilots fault. Hell, CASA could find a new line to prosecute – failure to give way or some such bullshit to add to a sorry tale.
Quote:Hitch – “That could be why retrieving the FDR is one of the last things happening in this investigation sequence rather than one of the first.
Hitch, there’s only about 150 investigators I can call on who agree with you. Whether malice aforethought, ignorance, arrogance or plain old fashioned parsimony; Beaker and his masters never wanted to see that CVR. We can only guess why and hope that the data is not corrupt. It may not solve the problems which led to the event, but it will clear up exactly what was occurring in that cockpit. I for one would like to know, why? Well it is one corner of the investigation which, to my mind has been dark and avoided by all – both sides – why?
Quote:Hitch – “I truly hope I am being over-cynical, because another white-wash report will do nothing to ease the pain of those involved.
Sorry mate, we have in the Tim Tam box, two reports which were drafted when the recovery was first announced. The one closest to the ‘new’ ATSB report wins the pot. The outcome was always predictable, it is now only a matter of deciding which of our two candidates reports most closely matches yet another predetermined outcome.
Selah.