Originally Posted by
Chronic Snoozer
Really? Never seen a 'gear up landing' or 'CFIT' accident report? How about this one -
Airbus? Or this
Gear up one?
Now you can argue 'contributory factors' all you want but aren't we always saying the buck stops with the PIC?
I think you will find in both of those reports there were contributing factors highlighted in training, currency, crm and sop compliance. I have never said pilots can’t be responsible for an accident, what I am saying is a pilot will never be SOLELY responsible. Even the German who flew the plane into a mountain shouldn’t have been there as he was known to have suicidal thoughts and ironically the fortified cockpit door introduced to enhance safety was also a contributing factor. There is not a better example of systemic design and certification failures leading to an accident than the MAX issues. To blame it SOLELY at feet of the pilots is to excuse gross negligence on the part of Boeing and the FAA.