Originally Posted by
megan
What I hate DB is the arrogance of your assertion...
I'm open to reading the views of everybody here. As somebody who works for a Part 145 training organization who's job it is to access crew competency, and without knowing the wider background of all the circumstances, I don't see anything redeeming for this flight crew in the transcript of that CVR. Both on what was said, and what was not said. Instead, if the same sortie had been flown in the simulator on their annual competency check, it would probably be an automatic fail for the PIC. Which by definition, is an under-performing crew. But to be fair I would need to hear the transcript of the whole of the flight to make any definitive assessment, and also without the benefit of observing what went on, I remain open minded on that question.