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Old 4th Oct 2014, 11:00
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Piltdown Man
 
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HT, SMT-M and myself appear to be under no illusion about what will happen next. There will be an investigation and the crew be eager to help. Furthermore there will be absolutely no comeback on any of them, almost no matter what the outcome. As is should be. But what is really worrying is that there are so many people, apparently professional pilots, who believe that following an incident like this some disciplinary action should be taken against the crew.

I am amazed that in the 21st century that professional people can possibly think like this. What sort of third world, tin pot, stone age companies do you work for? The real world has moved on. Dinosaurs are dead because they could not adapt to a new world. To maintain and improve safety in the modern world, companies have to manage the hazards that surround their operation. And they can only do that with information, provided willingly by their employees. Punishing employees, who are both the sources and conduits of that information is a sure fire way of bricking up the largest and most useful information highway. So if you work for a company that whacks people with a safety stick, you can be sure that your management are clueless about their operation. And remember your paycheck, both next months's and next year's, depends on their ability to manage - but without the information they desperately need.

And before any clown spouts on about how safe XYZ airlines are, remember that just like investments, past performance is absolutely no guarantee of future performance. Because inside the dinosaur operations are well hidden, really nasty problems and hazards looking for a way to escape. If you work for one, your only form of defence is to cross your fingers - because your management don't have the information they need to manage.

Fingers crossed for you.
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