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Originally Posted by PCL_128  Nope. Not in my opinion, anyway. It happens because of the culture that is fostered by management and the training department. Checkairmen encourage this activity. A fanatical devotion to on-time flights at any cost encourages this activity. The pilots on FLG3701 did many unsafe things, but I don't blame them for the accident. I blame Phil Trenary and the management team and training department that created a non-existent safety culture. |
Sorry, I have to still blame the pilots. They made a conscious decision to operate the aircraft in the way they did. I agree that the training dept here lacks a LOT, but the CA is still responsible for operating the aircraft in a safe manner. Switching seats, not checking the weight vs altitude chart and acting like juvenile school kids had nothing to do with the training dept. IMO, once you become PIC of a 121 aircraft "I didn't know any better" is no longer a valid excuse.
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Beg to differ. It's extremely rare that I see an SWA airplane taxiing at a safe speed. Maybe 5% of the time. Gotta get that on-time arrival, you know.
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It's still different than what you were aluding to. Taxiing fast doesn't necessarily mean that they have a dangerous safety culture as you are implying.