Originally Posted by
WhoFlungDung
The tragedy of this event is that two people lost there lives. It could have been so much worse. By all means speculate on the cause of this horrific event, but don't you dare condemn two men who have arguably saved the lives of 18 people on board, on the basis of a preliminary report.
Yes, it could have easily been much worse, so before you start arguing that the crew "saved the lives of 18 people on board" once airborne, one must make the case that deciding to accept those 18 pax on board for a maintenance test flight of an aircraft after prolonged down time/ just out of heavy maintenance was prudent or a wise decision in the first place, regardless of what papers those in back signed. That's a question of crew judgement that can't be ignored.