Jhieminga - I don't disagree with the underlying sentiments of your post however I hope that you can understand the issue regarding a 'Just Culture' in that this individual was involved in a serious incident as outlined in the AAIB report. We have all done things which we regret and would have done differently and sharing those experiences so that others can learn should be commended however I suggest that you have another read of this report. The Commander claims that he did not engage the autopilot as he was aware of skill fade and wanted to practice his manual flying skills even though any sane person would say that that was not the time for IF practice. He also goes on to state that he was aware of the overtorque and used that as the justification for the second ill advised approach when the reports mention that at some point prior to this they were visual with the ground (so could have landed in the nearest suitable field or returned to Birmingham to shot an ILS.)
Last edited by Undecided; 15th Sep 2021 at 06:12.