Keg - Your post is spot on! Basil - I don't understand that either. Maybe it's a reflection on the safety culture at VA. Slightly more interesting is the article refererred to by the OP. It is clearly written by a complete knob who appears not to have understoof the report by the ATSB. His article makes it clear that he can not understand how mistakes are made. Failure to understand this means he can never, ever be part of any solution. Safety is the result of not only people getting things right, but also people reacting correctly after things have gone wrong.
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