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Old 2nd April 2001 | 17:06
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Tommy Turbine
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Avman,

There is no need to be like that!
I remember this accident quite clearly and I do recall that the blame was placed on the KLM skipper but that there were many other contributing factors.

Some of the phraseology that was used by ATC on that fateful day left a lot to be desired.

I seem to remember that there was a lot of confusion about whether the KLM crew thought they were cleared for takeoff or whether they were to expect takeoff clearance as they were lining up.

In any event what I was trying to demonstrate was that accidents can occur because of many systemic failures forming error chains.

In other words we all have a duty of care,pilots and controllers alike to the people who place their lives in our hands.

It is with this thought in mind that I take exception to criticism by controllers aimed squarely at pilots.

Relax and have a cup of coffee or something!!