Originally Posted by Pttsextrta
...and isn't this the point? Given (as has been said) the pilots are known to many here and perhaps things have been said privately to them and the AAIB/Operators etc. What would be so terribly wrong by just saying the drivers think they dropped it but we will wait to do some further investigation to confirm there were no other circumstances?
My first though......... litigation, no lawyer or union rep would advise them to say anything prior to concrete evidence. In my days of union representation I would have advised the crew to say nought to anyone but the company safety dept (and only then a select few) and the AAIB.
There, a reasoned response to your question Pitts.
Si