More and more facts seem to be confirmed (but I will list them still as rumours):
- gen. Blasik very often entered flights as check instructor
to reach his 40h/year to get higher salary
- gen. Blasik as check instructor forced PIC to land Yak-40 in Krzesiny 2 years ago
in icing and snow conditions below minima which resulted in runway overrun
- gen. Blasik was member of the crew as check flight instructor on the flight to
Smolensk
- Protasiuk refused to take-off due to lack of precise weather forecast and overweight
- Yak-40 landed already before Tu-154 took off and Protasiuk probably knew (unofficially)
the poor weather conditions there
- gen. Blasik reprimanded (in vulgar words) Protasiuk and took over command
- gen. Blasik was under influence of alcohol
- gen. Blasik was highly motivated to satisfy President Kaczyński wish to get to Smolensk "by any means",
his transfer to NATO structures in Norfolk depended on Kaczyński support.
- gen. Blasik delayed his command/approval of the "go around" command
given by 2nd pilot for over 10 sec., distracted by another person in the cockpit
The result is well known and well described.
