John Purdey
But surely the point is that you DO profess to be an absolute authority on this case.
In supporting the Reviewing Officers, you are saying you agree they have proof beyond any doubt whatsoever that the pilots were grossly negligent.
For one so distinguished as yourself to come to that conclusion, it was reasonable of me to assume you have read the Board of Inquiry report from beginning to end.
Or, perhaps you are saying the BoI report and the evidence therein (which you admit you have not read and do not even possess), is of no consequence and there was no need for you to read it? Then some unkind folk may think the verdict was pre-determined to avoid the embarrassment the truth would cause senior officers who knowingly failed in their Duty of Care toward passengers and crew.