Originally Posted by Ptkay
I leave it without comment.
The "VIP syndrom argument" could be valuable provided that the pilot didn't know:
- who would be in the plane, and
- what is the weather in Smolensk, and
- what is the time margin between the planned arrival and the beginning of the ceremony, and
- all these facts were provided right after he took off.
Since this is clearly not the case - the Gen. Czaban's opinion remains his own opinion.
Furthermore, expressing publicly such an opinion before the investigation end, he - purportedly or not - blames pilots rather than passengers for the accident.