Oh; for pities sake- STDU.
P2 – “Still beggars belief that CASA is trying to second guess the ATSB investigation before they've even recovered the aircraft...”
That CASA are ‘Second guessing’ is, IMO an understatement. In the real world, the investigators do ‘their thing’ and come up with a report. As the ATSB chap on the TV interview said, ‘if they discover any safety issues they will report them to CASA’ (paraphrased) this is the normal, routine way things are done. CASA must wait.
Gibson, with his ‘stall warning’ pony-pooh is flagging CASA’s predetermined outcome and intention to ‘influence’ the investigation – yet again.
Short and sweet – “Yes minister; the aircraft should have had a stall warning system; we have sanctioned the operator and made it mandatory for these devices to be fitted”. “Yes, yes, we’ve made it into operator supported pilot error; so just relax, have some more Kool Aid, put your feet up and relax”…
No one knows, not for certain sure, not yet, what killed these folks. But there are questions which Gibson may be able to answer; for example:-
What benefit would a stall warning alert have been to this pilot? At any height below about 100’ there simply is not enough time to recover, the aerodynamics of the float, flap and wing design prevent this. Perhaps the flap was inadvertently raised too early; or, by accident and the pilot was unaware of it, do we now need a flap position warning; maybe the Wasp engine just quit, do we now need an engine failure warning system? Did a Seagull go through the windscreen, did an oil line let go and douse the windscreen, did the pilot have a heart attack?
In short; until the proper authority, the ATSB, has done it’s work there is no telling why the accident occurred. This obscene posturing and attention seeking by CASA, attempting to influence thinking and presenting ‘solution’ before the cause becomes identified is offensive.
Toot - half steam - toot
P2 – “Still beggars belief that CASA is trying to second guess the ATSB investigation before they've even recovered the aircraft...”
That CASA are ‘Second guessing’ is, IMO an understatement. In the real world, the investigators do ‘their thing’ and come up with a report. As the ATSB chap on the TV interview said, ‘if they discover any safety issues they will report them to CASA’ (paraphrased) this is the normal, routine way things are done. CASA must wait.
Gibson, with his ‘stall warning’ pony-pooh is flagging CASA’s predetermined outcome and intention to ‘influence’ the investigation – yet again.
Short and sweet – “Yes minister; the aircraft should have had a stall warning system; we have sanctioned the operator and made it mandatory for these devices to be fitted”. “Yes, yes, we’ve made it into operator supported pilot error; so just relax, have some more Kool Aid, put your feet up and relax”…
No one knows, not for certain sure, not yet, what killed these folks. But there are questions which Gibson may be able to answer; for example:-
What benefit would a stall warning alert have been to this pilot? At any height below about 100’ there simply is not enough time to recover, the aerodynamics of the float, flap and wing design prevent this. Perhaps the flap was inadvertently raised too early; or, by accident and the pilot was unaware of it, do we now need a flap position warning; maybe the Wasp engine just quit, do we now need an engine failure warning system? Did a Seagull go through the windscreen, did an oil line let go and douse the windscreen, did the pilot have a heart attack?
In short; until the proper authority, the ATSB, has done it’s work there is no telling why the accident occurred. This obscene posturing and attention seeking by CASA, attempting to influence thinking and presenting ‘solution’ before the cause becomes identified is offensive.
Toot - half steam - toot