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by Capetonian » Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:01 pm
I suppose saying that it's good news, my initial reaction, is a one-sided view. It's good news for the pilot, his family, the aircraft technicians and team, and others involved.
It's bad news for the victims and those around them, they want 'justice'. I sincerely hope they will get some sort of compensation, although how you compensate for the death of an irreplaceable loved one I don't know, or rather, you can't. Financial compensation can help where there has been loss of income but it goes no further.
Finding Andy Hill 'guilty' would not have mitigated the tragedy for those who lost relatives and friends, but might have served to provide them with some finality, but in practical terms would have had little value.
He may have taken a risk, he may have lost control for some reason, but he certainly had neither the intention to risk his own life and that of others, nor saw the likelihood of this.
Arguably, the correct verdict, but certainly open to discussion.