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"the Captain has sole responsibility once the wheels have left the ground" as if they mean anything (which really, they don't) serve only to entrench the belief of the Mahon camp that those who would ascribe this to pilot error are nothing but a bunch of conservative reactionaries who don't understand modern aviation or teamwork.
I really cannot see any reason why this should be so, perhaps you could explain why you think it would be so.
Simply that the logic "the Captain is solely responsible for the safety of his passengers, these patients did not arrive safely therefore it was by definition the Captain's fault" is childish, and makes us look shallow.
It's not a big deal in the overall context of the discussion. Cheers.