Originally Posted by
SystemsNerd
Thus, when asking "why didn't they just fly the plane?", one possible answer is undoubtedly some variant on "they were incompetent". But another possible answer is "they were put into a scenario in which any human being would consistently fail to solve the problem, regardless of competence". Probably the truth is somewhere between those two points.
Thank you so much for this This is why I cannot accept the analysis of those that pile with unwavering assertiveness on the pilots' performance. We have only a partial view of what they experienced. We simply cannot know what the average crew would do in their shoes, vs what some hypothetical post-hoc average response should be, as evident as it may seem. Even so, are they at fault for the training they received? That's why when someone can't come back to tell their version, I prefer unanswered questions to "sure" answers.