You can argue until the cows come home but the buck stops with the two guys up front.
It appears no one wants to point the finger of blame but in my book they were paid to transport workers off an oil rig to home and messed up badly.
They have not had the decency to speak about this disaster in public because in my opinion they only care about the outcome.
I would have a lot more respect if they had faced the public from day one.
As for defending them by saying they'll never fly again what about the four passengers who lost their lives. I'd rather be alive sans career than dead in the icy waters off Shetland.
I sometimes despair when I read reams of rubbish defending pilots who make big mistakes.
The Air France threads are a classic example.
Four people who depended on this company,helicopter and crew lost their
lives but the families are having to cope with the grief of the loved ones they will never see again.
Last edited by Ye Olde Pilot; 20th Oct 2013 at 21:09.