The Pilot's Mantra

The privilege of being a pilot, one faced with adversity,

let the recklessness of others serve to remind me that I owe nothing less to those lives so carelessly lost,

other than to stand firm, not to falter when challenged, no matter how absurd the personal cost.

Refusing to shirk from responsibilities both professional & moral, found inseparable, never to be untwined from the privileges gifted to me, I speak of nothing more than the trust that my passengers have so blindly placed in me.

(C) Capt Nigel Pogmore

Former pilot and safety officer

Serengeti balloon safaris Ltd

      2016

A Professional pilot's mantra

when faced with adversity,

Coupled to Hypocrisy

A Professional pilot’s mantra

One  faced with adversity

As a former Serengeti Balloon safaris Pilot/Safety Officer who, despite risking a 14-year prison sentence, I was never going to allow the very foundations of passenger safety to be undermined by UK-owned Serengeti operator, an operator viewed intent on intimidating pilots into silence.

After raising safety concerns, SBS, in addition to 4 previous accidents, went on to have two further accidents, injuring many and taking the lives of two more passengers.

Shortly after their 3rd fatal crash, SBS's Bristol-based Director Tony Pascoe demanded $500,000 from me in the form of compensation for apparently damaging their business.

Feb 2015: Bristol jail, where I spent six weeks  Think about it: in Russia, western journalists get put in prison for supposedly having a view, Whereas in the UK, SBS directors Tony Pascoe & Colin MacKinnon were able to hoodwink Avon and Somerset police investigating officer Louise Catlin into having me incarcerated, Which brings the question what happened to whistleblower protection?

Then of course, there is a revealing police log 38 dated 26/07/2011

38. 26/07/2011 15:54 DS 1813  DOWDING Y-E Districk CID – Do Not use

Result of CPS consultation – summarising email to DCI Gill;

Sir,

As you are aware I went to KSH today for a face-to-face with CPS regarding the complaint by Mr Pascoe care of Serengeti Balloon safaris regarding blackmail/malicious communication.

The lawyer reviewed the case and her decision was that this is a civil matter.

She had not come across a case such as this and for confirmation she called Steve  CARPENTER whilst I was there to seek his opinion.

He confirmed that there was no criminal case to pursue and no offence or blackmail I've been made out.

Evidence tampering at Avon & Somerset Constabulary ?

It was revealed very clearly in Bristol Crown Court that the investigating officer had not followed normal procedures when gathering evidence, statements taken from Tony Pascoe had been cut and pasted from his fellow director Colin MacKinnon.

No action was taken against the officer yet she was promoted later on!

Two Crown Court cases are estimated to cost the British taxpayer no less than £250,000,

High  security section for Professional pilots that raise

Passenger safety concerns SBS