Who must investigate the double standards which are allowed at Ogle?

Jan 26, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
As with everything in Guyana – every issue of major importance, the blame game and funny arguments have begun. This time it is in the Aviation Sector.
An aircraft crashed and two people are dead. Once again, all the ideas about search and rescue have re-surfaced. Big plans and then big blame. The GCAA is now the target for those who profess to be authorities on ‘everything aviation’; everything that flies. Suddenly, the GCAA is not the right body to investigate plane crashes because in essence, the body would be investigating itself and this should not be. Who must investigate the maintenance, etc, of the aircraft that operate out of Ogle? Who must investigate the double standards which are allowed at Ogle? The Private Sector Commission? Are we heading to this household suggestion? If so then we know who will be investigating and who will get the pass marks.
That being said, the Operators of Aircraft at Ogle must recognise that we, the travelling public, must be made to believe that our safety on the planes is not compromised by slipshod maintenance and engineering shortcuts. Why are we made to travel on planes with only one Pilot on board? This is a commercial operation and ideally there should be two pilots. Sorry, spare us the lofty explanations about it being okay for one pilot to be on board. If we see two, we know that if one falls ill, the other can take over. Remember it is a long and hard fall from the sky and since we are the ones who utilise the service, we should be allowed some say. Do not leave us to listen to the PR consultant who serves all the masters at Ogle. He would never qualify for frequent flyer status on your planes.
In the most recent crash, we hear that the GDF helicopter could not be used – it was not too airworthy and we could not chance another emergency. It seems this particular helicopter can be likened to a child who does not want to attend school on a particular day and plays sick. As soon as ‘school call in’ that child gets well in a jiffy and can be seen running around. Same with the famous helicopter – it will become ready to ply the skies soon, only this time it would be doing so while it is utilised for filming to produce documentaries which are sold for very high prices. We would see it hovering over water falls so that the cameras can capture the flora and fauna and even a fish or two jumping out of the rivers. Poor sick helicopter – Get Well Soon!
D. James

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