Rabbit Holes - PX Magazine - Retired Airline Pilots of Canada - October, 2011 Edition - Are Readers of PX Magazine Going To Look Down a Rabbit Hole?

Looking Down Rabbit Holes

By

Dwight Anderson

Have you ever looked down a rabbit hole? If you have, you probably didn’t see much. Get a flashlight. Not much better. You just can’t see what’s around the first or second or third corner - until you get into the hole and start crawling. That can get very uncomfortable – stale air, cramped quarters, uncertainty, perhaps even FEAR over what might be around that next corner.

“Looking down the rabbit hole” is just a metaphor for exploring mysterious or controversial subjects. Any adventure into the unknown involves risk. It requires courage and strength, plus the ability to view a situation often from a totally different perspective. The rabbit hole adventure will probably require a real thick skin when your spouse, friends or colleagues begin suggesting that you might need some counseling or even institutional care. It’s always easier and safer to watch the Canucks or Blue Jays, take a Caribbean Cruise, or work on your short game, than to seriously look into the unknown.

My first glimpse into a rabbit hole occurred in 1997. The Chief Pilot of a small aviation organization in the “South Pacific” told me about two TWA Captains who were ferrying a Twin Otter to Australia a few months earlier. During the refueling stop in Yap, the conversation got around to TWA800. They indicated to the Chief Pilot that they believed the real cause of that crash was something quite different than the conclusions in the “official” NTSB/FBI report. Very interesting!

Three years ago, I was challenged to look down a rabbit hole. After a round of golf, my golfing buddy Dan says to me: “Oh, by the way: the price of oil will be $60 in three months.” “Yeah, right”, I said, “we’ll still be playing golf in 90 days, so this will be easy to check out.”

Now remember that was in July 2008 when oil was at $147 per barrel and rising. So through July, August, September, I watched oil prices. I couldn’t believe it. By October the price of a barrel of oil was less than $50. “OK, Dan, now you’ve got my attention”. I’ve been looking down that rabbit hole for three years now, and around every corner I learned something new and startling.

As we have passed the 10th anniversary of 911, there remains a whole swarm of rabbit holes associated with 911 that have not been adequately investigated. In fact, most people don’t even know they exist.

I stumbled across one rabbit hole that I have been following for over a year. It continues to be a wild ride; and I have no idea what will be discovered around the next corner. I’ve avidly followed this website for several reasons:

The impeccable professional qualifications of the two principal leaders. The first, whom we’ll call Chips, is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, Annapolis MD; Vietnam Vet on F4’s; North Dakota ANG flying F16’s; and 22-year commercial career, ending as a NWA Captain with over 23,000 TT.

The second gentleman, Hamish, is a British-born Canadian citizen residing in Vancouver. He graduated with 1st class honors in mechanical engineering from Cambridge University. He is “a world authority on the use of applied mathematics, thermodynamics and deductive logic to analyze anisotropic (disordered) effects caused by natural disasters, accidents or violent crime”.

These gentlemen make assertions that sometimes stagger one’s sensibilities. But they do so as forensic economists by identifying weapons; custody of weapons; opportunities; and motives of perpetrators. Spoliation of evidence and sextortion of participants are also important considerations in their analysis.

Several lawsuits have been filed – particularly by Chips. A multitude of people, both in and out of government, have been charged with the wrongful deaths associated with 911. The contents of all charges and assertions have been communicated to all parties by email. These emails are available to anyone in the world to read.

To this date, lawsuits have not been responded to, and nobody has sued Hamish or Chips for libel, slander or defamation of character. Just silence. Recall that "the dog that didn't bark" is an expression from a Sherlock Holmes mystery. It was an important clue that led to identifying the criminal. When accused people make no response to a criminal charge, is that an admission of guilt? Sherlock thought so.

You can follow the adventures of Chips and Hamish at the Abel Danger rabbit hole: http://www.abeldanger.net

Another website worthy of consideration is: http://airline-whistleblower.blogspot.com/ This is the website of retired UAL “whistleblower” Capt. Dan Hanley.

The experiences and insights we have gained through careers in various parts of the aviation industry, make us valued resources in the fight for truth and justice in our society. Retired airlines personnel assuredly have much to contribute – particularly as that relates to the above websites.

Look down these rabbit holes. It’s a challenge – not for the faint of heart, but one that most people receiving PX are capable of meeting.

Now I think I’ll go find another rabbit hole to check out.

Note: Abel Danger, Hawks Cafe and Captain Sherlock would like to sincerely thank Dwight Anderson for his insights and support of the forensic economic investigations being archived at the Abel Danger blog. Dwight Anderson's comments are expected to be published in the PX Magazine for retired airline pilots of Canada in its October, 2011 edition.