One thing occurs to me, that I can sit and pass judgment, aged 62 and never had an incident or violation, but who knows what will happen on the next flight?
When I'm retired and safely out of the arena I'll pass judgment mercilessly, I'm sure. Until then, I'm glad it wasn't me, I acknowledge I haven't always been perfect, and on an occasion or two I've been lucky. And I've been covered more than once by the other guy in the cockpit.
I've got some sympathy for the Korean crew going through this ordeal. The pilot flying, I think, is responsible, and to a lesser extent, the pilot not flying. They both have hell to pay, as they should. That's how the system works. But haven't we all screwed up from time to time, but just had the luck, common sense, or help to recover in time, before it became an incident?
Last edited by BenThere; 7th Jul 2013 at 22:25.