Originally Posted by
172driver
Don't you think there might have been a lot of pressure from the pax? To me this one sounds almost like a classic get-there-itis where the pilot just didn't have the guts to utter the magic word: no. Sad in any case.
Ineviatably in these types of accidents there is a real or self-inflicted pressure.
With a VVIP/celeb the desire to not disappoint, or rather impress, starts lining up the holes.
No father would put the life of their kids at risk.
The pilot came up a long way short of what was expected of him.