Criminalisation over accidents
Criminalisation over accidents.
I realise there is a thread in Rumours and news but I raise it here only because of a letter to the editor in the SMH today.
Pilots not above the law
Professor John Faulkner seems to think the Indonesian pilot should not face criminal prosecution for wilfully flying in a dangerous manner, resulting in death and injury (Letters, February 7).
Should pilots be exempt from the law, while other professions are not? I take his point on cockpit voice recorders, but I question his sense of perspective when the requirements of accident investigation take precedence over due process of law. If pilots turn off the recorders, maybe that, too, should be viewed as an offence. As a former air traffic controller, I never had the option of turning them off, nor wanted it.
Wayne Talbot Kelso
Anyone know the answer to this?
Do ATC recordings cover the area they sit in/around all day and record everything they say or just when the recieve/transmit?