Continental Airlines and mechanic guilty,

GoldenRivet · 12-07-10, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

So whose responsibility was it to see that the runway was safe and free of debris?

in virtually every single air regulation, responsibility for everything no matter how inconceivable, falls upon the Pilot in Command of the flight

Platapus · 12-07-10, 06:04 PM

Kinda like being the captain of a ship: Everything is your fault.

Tchocky · 12-07-10, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

in virtually every single air regulation, responsibility for everything no matter how inconceivable, falls upon the Pilot in Command of the flight

That's the truth. It's not exactly the fairest situation, but probably the only workable one

The spread of blame on this one is interesting, between the missing spacer on the Concorde, and tough titanium being used instead of aluminium on the CO DC10.

12-07-10, 06:04 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Kinda like being the captain of a ship: Everything is your fault. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.