Posted by: Samsara March 3, 2008
UN helicopter Crash in Kathmandu
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Negrodamus, first of all, incase you're still living under a rock; better aircrafts and more qualified pilots (I know pilots who just finish their course in TX or Oz and end up flying in Ktm even though they practically do not have enough hours up in the air to be a commercial pilot).  Then we need better maintenance staff who are educated well in "that" particular subject of aero-dynamics and aeronautical engineering, etc.  With this obviously comes higher pay which the owners/govt is unable to provide.  BTW, these cats get their job not because they know the bascis of aircraft maintenance but because they know someone who knows the owner, etc.  Finally, the officials at the Aviation Ministry need to understand that its public saftey thats a concern not getting a tender on every damn flight route where they can pocket lakhs if not crores.  Also, what was that a few months ago about the ministry buying illegit black-market parts for its aircrafts because it was much cheaper than the OEM parts?  This attitude has got to stop as no one has the right to compromise safety for a few bucks!!

Now I've given my suggestion, what do you think the Nepal Aviation ministry should do, Mr. wisecrack??

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