Some time last year, a police helicopter crashed while en-route from the far north west of the country to Maun. The pilot, a new mother, died leaving behind a very young baby. The last we heard about the accident was that investigations into the cause of the accident were ongoing!
Today I just read that the Police are going to use my tax dollars/pulas again to purchase three helicopters. Would the Police be so kind as to tell us if the investigations into the Maun crash have been completed, and if so, where we can read the final report on the cause of the accident. If the investigations are still "ongoing" why splash yet more of our hard-earned tax dollars on equipment that could suffer the same fate as the Maun chopper ?
From newspaper reports at the time of the tragedy it seemed very much like the pilot lady had wished to end her workday and fly back to Maun much earlier than she ended up doing, and crashing in the process. This raises questions about how much control a police helicopter pilot has over the operations of his/her chopper. Police seniority should not be allowed to interfere with an aircraft pilot's absolute right of control over her/his craft. That would be a recipe for disaster!
And so, where is that report?
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