Konkordski
No ones trying to excuse such a crappy bit of flying.
As long as we entrust piloting to humans there will be stuff like this. Thankfully not as frequently as in the past.
EVERYone f**ks up from time to time.
He'll have learned some things that he ought to have known that day. Good. The fact that he plonked it down and stopped it neatly after such a crappy approach wasn't luck despite what you say.
Time to move on methinks.
