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This accident should never be "put to bed". Every pilot should always remember this accident and it's causes. Maybe that will keep someone else from screwing around with an airplane and killing people.
I agree completely with the NTSB. We must, as an industry, accept blame where blame is due. That is the only way that we can credibly reject blame that is not due.
The PCL accident was clearly caused by the pilots lack of professionalism. A large portion of the blame should rest on the shoulders of airline managements who hire unqualified pilots and proceed to place them in airplanes before the pilot is trained to a safe level; but if the airline training department is at fault, then this type of accident wouldn't be limited to a repositioning flight. Obviously, those pilots knew better than to fly that way with pax on board, therefore THEY KNEW BETTER. Period. Their unprofessionalism killed them. Hopefully, others will learn from their mistake.
BTW, I donated a days pay to the Captains wife. My judgment of their flying/judgement skills is in no way a judgement on their qualities as human beings. I'm sure that they were great human beings, with many great qualities and I'm also sure that the Captains kids miss him very much. This is just an extremely sad situation for those left alive.
The PCL accident was clearly caused by the pilots lack of professionalism. A large portion of the blame should rest on the shoulders of airline managements who hire unqualified pilots and proceed to place them in airplanes before the pilot is trained to a safe level
We get bent because management doesn't want to treat us like professionals.....this is a case where we failed.
There has been a major generation disconnect with the older experienced airman and the new generation coming up. We've lost some of the basics of airmanship ... discipline, compliance and self education. That's what needs to be placed in the syllabus of every training program.
I agree with you. I don't even know why this is even an issue. Guys have always had fun in this line of work, but business is business. The problem is that the new generation doesn't know the business.