Compared to the recent compost in the Daily Mail about the easyJet descent, I think this guy might actually be trying to get to grips with something that pilots understand very well, but that seems scary to those who don't.
I said this in post #6.
Sad to see all the subsequent sniping, when Mr Kenny did a very good second piece.
As a psychologist, it saddens me to see how many intelligent people fall into the trap of pre-fitting something to their pre-existing view of the world.