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@RODNEYRUDE - So you failed him for making a decision different to yours? Fair enough, to tell him to go around and explain your reasonings to him. But to fail him for that? Piss poor. If he was breaking an SOP like "NO LAHSO OPS Permitted", then perhaps yes. But if it wasn't illegal, failing him for that is ...... ridiculous.
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I knew Dave for many years, Flew with him for over a decade, and had comms with him while he was enjoying his retirement. I cannot vouch that he did not make an error on the day, but he was always the consummate professional and would have made all applicable radio calls and followed to the best of his powers, any procedures.