Originally Posted by
shimps1
That should ONLY happen with mechanical failures, things breaking.
Things (namely, the AoA sensor) broke. It broke before the previous flight and mechanics hid the records that they didn't fix anything.
Blaming "foreign pilots" is xenophobic.
I agree. That's why I didn't do it. I see where you might have thought that. I had no assumptions about the pilots before this report came out. Let's re-read what I wrote:
An ATP holding pilot who passed all checkrides and who was healthy and on FAA minimum rest
These were specific responses to the pilots in this case, one of whom had the flu and was called in to work and the other who had multiple failed checkrides. It's a straw man argument.