I thought I had been rather harsh in my previous post and had intended to delete or modify it. However the large number of incredibly supportive emails and PMs I have had from US and UK led me to leave it, with just minor changes. Only one was in disagreement so let me make it absolutely clear that I do not agree that an urgent alert is in any way "product bashing", I call it real customer support.

Rob's loss is most regrettable and I am in no way critical of him, just the opposite, he has my sincerest commiserations and complete support. and I sincerely hope he will be fully compensated for his loss, absolutely NOT his fault in any way shape or form so far as I can see.

The problem is now in the open so I will sit back and see how C-ARF deals with the issue.

But may I ask just one question? Just what DOES have to happen before a manufacturer issues an IMMEDIATE airworthiness alert ?

Regards,

David Gladwin.