Originally Posted by
Easy Street
When your knowledge of the subject is so abject that you don’t even know that most of the aircraft in question have no flying controls in the rear cockpit, you’d be well advised not to comment in any way on aircrews’ conduct, let alone make implied criticisms of those who have been killed or lost a crewmate. Here’s a tip: ask open questions if unsure of your ground; they place less emphasis on the asker’s ignorance.
That's a very dignified way of saying what needed to be said.