Quote Ornis....
Let us find some common ground. Do we agree a pilot is responsible for the safely of the aircraft and must be accountable for his actions? Yes/No
Well Brian.....As a current Captain on an A/C that does carry more than a "few"......if you walked onto my A/C and informed me that the above quoted statement does not apply to me (As the "Designated" Captain of that flight)........I would have you escorted off the flight,..there has to be checks and balances and someone(the Captain) must enforce them
Spent qiute a few years flying in Alaska....several years contracted to the local NTSB office in Anchorage.......our job was to fly them to the scene of A/C accidents ....and during that time I talked with a lot of them,actively trying to learn as I much as I could about what caused the accident,how it could have been avoided,what led up to it,the medical state of the pilot...etc etc...you get my drift....................the one thing they always said and agreed upon was .....the PIC was/is always responsible for the safety and operation of his/her A/C........PERIOD!!