I can't tell you the number of poor folks who PM others to ask a question, because they are afraid the super-critical prigs that hang around pprune will pounce on them.
This thread managed to push that button quite nicely. I am very glad that all of you PERFECT pilots have the time and energy to criticize another captain so easily and speculatively. Your attitude is the wrong one for pprune or anywhere else. There is much we have to learn from each other, and unfounded criticism is not a way to open communication
You also managed to be sure we knew the guy was an American, because another facet of the pprune prig syndrome is that residents of that picturesque island with far too few flying machines and too much government think their method of preventing people from flying (which they call training and certification) is superior to anyone else's system, especially one that encourages folks to fly and possesses TWICE the aircraft per capita, and flies them TWICE as much, with a LOWER accident rate.
Can I suggest that when you find yourself getting that snotty, nose in the air attitude, you grab a beer and stay away from the keyboard until the feeling passes?