Rule One in aviation = Don't crash
Rule two = see rule one.
I wholeheartedly recommend that you read the referenced thread. If you believe in the conditions of "reasonable doubt" then this whole event is nothing more than a very sad accident. I was an expert witness in this case, I too thought when I first encountered the evidence that it was a straight descent into terrain, but having studied all (and I do mean all) the evidence that there is another possible scenario. Especially when one of the highlights of my 4 days in the witness stand was the Gp Capt prosecutor asking me:
"well Mr X if it wasn't for the eye witnesses, nobody actually saw the aircraft".
Brilliant, abso-fkin-lutely brilliant.
Maybe its a sign of the times, but when I was learning to be a pilot I was always taught to look after myself, trust no one, never assume, check and be well prepared. Why is someone else always responsible these days???
Tarnished