I am an Offshore Pilot currently flying heavy helicopters. The question whether a Pilot is respected or not by his peers has no bearing on my desire to understand what happended on this flight.
I do not like the thought that this accident could be attributable to pilot/crew error but if that is what the AAIB ultimatley determine then we accept it and try to learn from it. My responsibilities as a proffessional aviator to my crew and passengers requires me to keep an open mind and strip away the emotion from the incident.
It would help if we could read a thread without all the "Holier than thou sh*te" complicating the messages!
We have been here before with the Brent Spar accident!!