Fintan, some words of support for you.
I did not see anything that was "anti pilot" or indeed questioning of the pilots actions in your post.
It was a simple question asked by a chap seeking to further his aviation knowledge.
To the pilots: why must everything be construed as a viscious attack on your profession??
Most of us non-pilots here look up to and respect your profession. In my case, I always wanted to do what you do every day of your working lives. No-one is out to knock you, least of all on this thread.
Why has this forum decended into a nit picking and inhospitable place to be? a place where you watch every word you say for fear of unwarranted attack? Grow up people!