Thanks Genghis.
I thought you said the RAeS has never been in the habit of giving awards to the undeserving. Yet another "first" for TCT
The way I see this going is that she is going to rack up award after award. People with influence will convince her that she is a far better pilot and aviation ambassador than she really is - not that it will take much; once that happens then the risk of another accident will sky-rocket.
It is important to know your limits and she is effectively being told she has none and can do no wrong.
I do hope for her sake that
I am wrong.
It reminds me of the pushy-parent syndrome often seen on TV talent shows; parents, teachers, and friends convince some kid they can sing, they get to audition and sound like a boiling cat, however they remain firm believers in their own talent. When the judges tell the truth, it is they who are castigated.