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Oh boy! | by breezeblock | 2002-06-12 02:27:13 |
| Two things |
by gila_monster |
2002-06-12 06:15:04 |
1) Per aviation regulations, the Pilot In Command (PiC) is GOD while the plane is in flight. That pilot is 100% responsible for that aircraft and its passengers. PiC may disregard any ATC instruction if that instruction appears unsafe or wrong, e.g. turning left as instructed will result in a collision. (In fact, PiC is expected to disregard.) Seems to me that in this case, the crew did all the right things and made sure the landing would be safe.
Having said that, this doesn't get the PiC off the hook upon landing. PiC had better have good reasons for the decisions made and actions taken. But PiC is still In Charge In Flight.
2) I had to read the article twice to make sure, but it appears that it was NOT the regulatory body for British pilots that remanded them to training, but their employer (BA). That's a whole different matter. Even if the FAA/JAA/CAA/whateverAA found nothing wrong with an action taken, this doesn't obligate the airline itself to tolerate it. They could even be fired, although I would expect that to result in a wrongful-termination lawsuit.
Just felt the need to clarify the overall picture a bit. For my money, I'd want that guy as my pilot.
gila (private pilot's license, but hasn't flown for many years)
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Hear hear! | by breezeblock | 2002-06-12 07:24:56 |
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