Originally Posted by
MosEisley
None of you sky gods have any idea what actually happened. You think the media has the whole and accurate picture? You don't know what could be heard on any frequency by any of the people involved or what was going on in either flight deck or in the ATC office. Why is it so easy for some of you to sit back and judge someone else after the fact despite not really knowing any of the details or facts? Shouldn't we all just wait to see what comes out of this at the end and learn something in the process.
Good grief Mos...
How much evidence do you need? The recording is enough. ATC cleared him to FL 380, he read back FL 360. MISTAKE #1
ATC did not challenge mistake #1...which brings us to MISTAKE #2.
There is tons of evidence where proper RT and radio discipline is paramount...think Tenerife.
Right, wrong or otherwise this is a subject VERY worth of discussion even on this site. If it changes just one pilot's radio discipline for the better then mission accomplished.
We are in a business that learns from the mistakes of others...sadly, sometimes that comes with a death toll. Anything we as pilots can do to learn without the loss of life or equipment is not only a benefit, but its our responsibility.
This was a FUK up... as professionals, lets do our best to ensure it doesn't happen again.