Originally Posted by
SASless
In the scheme of things....which seat the PIC was sitting in is small potatoes to the list of other problems about the operation is going to see identified in the investigation.
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The list of other problems leads to a PIC in the wrong seat. If the FAA can't enforce the other things, sitting in the wrong seat becomes accepted. The system is broken and is overlooking issues that lead to easily preventable tragic accidents like this and K. Bryant. We're at a turning point, and the curve doesn't look good.