Blackpool 3/2/07

[HappyFran]

The thing that drew me into the thread was the very scary ability to identify (from my perception of Andrew Walkers position) with the possible chain of events that lead to this tragedy. Prior to read this thread I would like to think I would have made a different call on the Exeter – Blackpool leg, but I can easily envisage a scenario on the out bound flight were I could have found myself in the same situation as Andrew.

For that matter earlier in the week I was sitting in an atpl theory class, and scanned around my colleagues and would have estimated a good proportion may also make a bad call in those circumstances.

Hopefully I and my colleagues have learnt something and will now always be sure who is PIC and perhaps be a bit more weary of Seniority.

With regard to the latter threads ‘pis..ing contest I do feel that in so many things the law does seem to be the last bastion of the ethically wrong. Using the law in my opinion is no excuse for bad airmanship.