I think you are the one suffering from arrogance Mercurydancer. If you would care to read my post I only asked what your profession was so that I could understand your comments. You may well have the qualifications you say and
I am here because I investigate serious untoward incidents mainly on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive and Healthcare Commission. I specialise in healthcare incidents but have also considerable experience in transport incidents.
Please inform us as to which aircraft accidents / incidents that you have investigated, were you a member of the AAIB?
Your argument of a drunk pilot is just sensationalist and as a so called professional investigator an extremely childish one. Nobody has been defending that sort of action!
You may have qualifications on risk management but you do it from the comfort of your stationary chair in a stationary office with plenty of time to think. Some of us have to make quick decisions in a fast moving office and a huge amount of risk management has gone into our training and procedures.
You also seem to be suffering from this ridiculous feeling that you have the "right" to start complaining about things you "think" the crew might or might not be able to do, just because you are an "intelligent" passenger. WRONG or is that sort of interference not covered in your risk management training.
There is nothing wrong with you being here and contributing to the discussion just don't pontificate and use childish arguments.
You are making very "quick" and incorrect assumptions about me and my experience - very good investigative traits I think not!!