"The pilot got what he deserved...??"
What does that mean? The penalty for having a "can do" attitude is death?
IMHO, the pilot was wrong and needed 'retraining' but where was management? Is a talking-to (three times, I might add) sufficient? Apparently management was ineffective and negligent.
What is with this Widow-bashing? Good thing she has a thick skin, at least as thick as those who bash her. I'm bored with it, it has nothing to do with this thread and it might enlighten you lot that she lost her husband in a float-plane crash on the Wet Coast so her opinion about feckless float-plane flying is informed and golden.