It's interesting that this thread is still going & it's really now about who is to blame for the end result not so much as to why it got to the stage that Dom found himself in a situation where he had no option but to ditch.WE all know the Swiss cheese thingy,this is a perfect Eg with Dom not being the only one holding one of those peaces of 'cheese'
Obviously as has been said many a times here PIC is PIC,last line of defense etc but this whole event & pretty much a lot of flights that leave the ground for revenue it smacks of COMMERCIAL pressure,something I firmly believe to be the case & as such Dom's decision making albeit lacking was heavily effected by 'forces' acting upon him. The 'Coey' I think was probably just a spectator at the end of the day as she most likely knew no better..
It's all too easy to be a Capt these days,there in lies some of the problem.
Lets all learn from this inc CASA & the ATSB.
Wmk2