If you feel that some of the press reporters deserve a little more respect from the aviation community,
QDMQDMQDM, perhaps you might gain it, if some of the "dedicated aviation experts" made themselves somewhat more familiar with airline aircraft ops.
Most of us are only TOO happy to give you some time,
gratis, in explaining some of the stuff.
Occasionally the sensationalism incorporated into aviation incidents DOES make the journo look pretty amateurish in the eyes of professional crews, who are trying hard to maintain a safe standard, and to retain the trust of the people who entrust themselves and their loves ones to us on what we hope will be a safe and pleasant experience for them.
Likewise, many of us are sick and tired of being reminded by our superiors, that our job requires no more skill than a 'bus or train driver, and that we should be rewarded and rostered similarly.
If
you feel that this is a "
pompous, superior attitude", then so be it - however I can assure you it is
not.
We're probably all just a little "battle weary" from the continued snipes.
Cheers.
And last, but by no means least, "Well done" gentlemen, on executing a successful rto!
(I'm certain you expected no less of yourselves.)