Originally Posted by
Treble one
Why does there have to be a reason? Other than he made a catalogue of errors?
Because we owe it to the victims and their loved ones.
We owe it to the pilot who probably would rather not see his reflection in the bathroom mirror when he shaves every morning, for feelings of guilt.
All the while there is doubt we should continue to ask 'why?'. 'How?' And, at a mercenary level how can we be sure that the insureds' insurance companies provide decent provision for those so tragically killed. Maybe we will never know.
I personally don't believe the AAIB report goes far enough. Nevertheless, this is a place where people from all walks of life - victims, industry, engineering, and science can put their tuppenceworth into the hat.
Around 2/3 of posters here think it was basically pilot error. On the balance of probabilities they are probably right. However, the report has only recently been published and there is plenty of time for us to pick over the bones. There have been a number of recent posts that add fresh thinking.
There is no harm in letting people speculate. Surely that's what any forum bulletin board is about?