frontlefthamster. I am sorry but your interpretation just smacks of a need to place blame at the door of someone else. The crew made an error and died for it. Trying to lay the blame at the door of what I assume is the CFI in this case does not excuse the fact that the crew did not use the power of free thought and the skills that they had gained through training to make a command decision and either not even do the outbound leg and certainly not do the return leg.
As I have said a number of times I am fully prepared to consider any evidence you have that suggests the flight was carried under duress. If you cant' then this in my mind remains a sad case of poor planning and execution. Pilot error.
They behaved as humans do, when subjected to motivation, presented with goals, and given guidance and encouragement by those they trust and respect. To my mind the difference here is that the dawning realisation of the horrible situation they were in, arrived just as the oppportunities to avoid it disappeared.
Exactly, but still a result of pilot error. Unless they were under some duress/threat then they still had the power of free thinking.
Whatever the involvement of those on the ground, the crew still had the capacity to say no. They chose to carry on and it cost them their lives.
A very sad situation, but one that we can all learn from with respect to him factors.