Poor preflight planning, inadequate decision making and running out of fuel as a result, are lots of things. I do have an opinion on his actions, just like all you guys.
But do they alone justify license suspension?
If you haven't broken a reg, what you guys are suggesting is that the opinion of a desk jockey in casa can get your license pulled.
Dangerous territory.
If you plan a flight with the legal fuel requirements and unforecast wx means your destination (and alternate if you have one) become impossible to land at (legally or otherwise- pilot in commands authority to break rules if reqd to keep the flight out of the water/dirt applies here) then does this culmination of events mean your license is done?
So, what I am asking here is NOT what you think about this guy, ditching or cleo magazine BUT:
What about the LEGAL situation that applies to this PILOTS ability to work.
If he didn't fulfill his legal obligation in other areas of the flight well ok, thats the question.
Does anyone know why the guys license is pulled when the reg he/his company was operating to has been changed by CASA to prevent a recurrence of this accident?