Regarding empathy with these guys, thank you for the reminder - it is indeed easy to type words on a keyboard...
I should point out that when I make statements along the lines of "should have done this" or "maybe this would have helped", I'm not saying the buck stopped with the crew - far from it. There was supposed to be a whole system that included the builders, the regulators and the airline who should have had their backs - and in this case the approach to the situation could at best be described as "disjointed".
I repeat the point I made a few posts ago - namely that the concept of "blame" is not a useful one when it comes to discussing airline safety.
[PS. PJ2 - I think I'm going to save/bookmark your posts #592 and #595 whenever that subject comes up again - it says everything I've ever said in a much more concise and clear way, and I can only hope that because it comes from a respected pro, folk will be more inclined to listen to you than to me!
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