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Old 9th April 2009 | 12:36
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Banterman
 
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From: zulu
Stop speculating, please!

"There is no blame to the automatic system, this accident is down to a deep, deep failing of the human factors element- that is where the serious failure lay. We rely on human situational awareness to keep us alive- the way that failed here is of despair to all pilots." - Rainboe

Yes, maybe if we blame and criminalise pilots we can begin to do someting meaningful about safety! really? And what actually is situational awareness? People throw that term around so much it looses all meaning, peoples interpretation of it becomes so subjective. You are so caught with the view of hindsight and you fail to consider how the situation may have unfolded from the perspective of the crew, at that time, in their environment, what were they aware of? It is too early to tell, so why speculate further? The HF experts have only just begun to look into all the factors, trying to paste all the messey details together.

But carry on ranting, go ahead, maybe if we scare enough pilots they will stop making UNINTENTIONAL mistakes. How will this encourage a fair / just culture or open reporting system? If you carry on voicing these views,we will all very soon all end up in a smoking hole in the ground.
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