Bronx,
He shouldn't have been scud-running at all but if the guy is gonna be criticized then let him be criticized for what he did not what he didn't.
He is being criticized for texting.Period.It was obviously a high workload situation and he shouldn't have been doing that.Before or after or during scud running.
I suppose you belong to the texting,PS/X Box generation that doesn't seem to understand the risks and who believes in the myth of multitasking.
Alt3.