In article ,
Gig 601XL Builder wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote:

If these guys go back to Brazil they are idiots. It's pretty obvious they
are being scapegoated and there is no reason to believe they would receive a
fair trial. I have to wonder though if the folks in charge down there
really don't want or expect them to stand trial. Seeing how they have been
kept in county since September 29th and they let them leave AFTER they
formally charge them.

The one 'good' thing is that this is an international incident.
If it had been Brazilian pilots on the bizjet, they'd probably be
in jail right now.

One thing I still haven't heard a good answer for is the status of
the transponders and TCAS systems on both aircraft. The early
press had lots of speculation that the bizjet turned off their
transponder, but I haven't heard any credible reports of that.

John
--
John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/