You won't care what it looks like if you're dead. It has happened! On numerous occasions. Why do you feel so sure it won't happen again?
Personally I rather like the proposal to just ask to hold in position or turn back. I'm really interested to know what they'd do. You're presenting your solution as the only one available to us. Not true. Press-on-itis! You are dying to stick your own neck out which in fact only plays into their hands by legitimising their dysfunctional system. Why do you want to do that?
Why not throw the problem back in their own court!
If enough pilots asked to hold/turn back I think it'd look pretty bad 'on the BBC' too. And you'd get to legitimately witness and enjoy the discomfort it causes them. From the comfort of home.
In reality this is a problem that ICAO needs to get on top of. And IFALPA too!
Last edited by Algol; 6th Jul 2015 at 13:30.