Steve R. wrote:
That's an interesting one. Thanks for sharing.

I'm curious why they can't account for the hours flown. The article
indicates that they don't have data on past hours flown so they can't

speculate whether or not the increase in accidents has anything to do
with
an increased number of hours flown as more companies come into the
business.
I'm not sure I buy that. They should have maintenance records on
these
birds and they have to do certain routine maintenance proceedures
based on
hours flown. Why wouldn't these numbers be available?

The last paragraph said that several operators stated that they "do
not"
pressure their pilots to take on high risk missions. I hope I'm
wrong but I
have a hard time believing that one too!

Fly Safe,
Steve R.


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