Nuri Tragedy

I think the whole nation is touched by the recent Nuri tragedy in which all 6 crew and passengers were found dead after almost a week's search.This is the 18th crash in 39 years. I haven't jotted how many deaths which involved trained pilots and personnels.

Sikorsky is no cheap heli and Malaysia is among many affluent countries which uses the heli (safety-conscious and smart countries like Israel and Singapore are NOT among the many operators around the world which include the USA, Canada, Australia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, India, etc).US has phased out its use since last year (Jan 2006)and is now using SH-60 Sea Hawk (since the 90s actually)so Mr. DPM...what gives? Why are we still risking the lives of our young, talented people?

I am emotionally touched cos' the pilot was my neighbour and I think this is too close to home.If it happens to your own family member, then I'm sure you'd want to do/say something.How can DPM blame the weather for most of the crashes? My question is was the heli installed with weather radar or whatever you call it? (radar cuaca) that even if the vision is bad, Nuri could still be guided through its radar use?

And why now is the government considering (considering!)buying an automatic gadget which could assist the heli in times of emergency?

As a Muslim, I believe in ajal but I also believe in dying appropriately!(and how doa/usaha can change our qada and qadar).

If Nuri is so safe, we want to see more pembesar/ministers riding it during their official visits outside KL.Don't leave it to the ikan bilis to die before going to war!!!

NEWS UPDATE: The kitchen cabinet announced yesterday that the government would replace sikorsky with another heli in 2-3 years' time.This news is superb! Alhamdulillah.We're yet to know why it'd take so long to get rid of nuri helis.Why can't it happen immediately? (nuri grounded?)