On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:06:58 -0500, Mike Rhodes
wrote:

On the 'apron'?
.... preparing 'flesh for cooking, or falling to the floor'?
Go to hell.

'Air traffic control specialist' ?
Go to hell.

'Positive control' meaning control of all air traffic by ATC?
Go to hell.

'The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for ...
(blah, blah, blah)' Of course. But always stated in the context of
an accusation, slapping the pilot around.
Go to hell.

The concepts are mostly self-evident, if we have any sense. For those
that don't then do not burden the rest of us with marginal losses.
Then we're all spinning our wheels uselessly. But the regs are hardly
so evident, 'adinistrator', and tend to brow beat us as if in an
attempt to mentally abuse us into safety. They are bitchy (mothering
inappropriately, insecurely). I detect the want for absolute control.
(Ha.) It is not so well deserved, nor reasonably practical. Grow up.
Let us all grow up.
--
Michael

p.s. The Air France flight appears to be the craziest bit of pilot
error one could imagine. But could it have been prevented with a
suitable warning of 'FROZEN PITOT TUBE!' blaring over the noise of the
other instruments? Other then pitch, wasn't engine power the only
thing they were lacking? Do Airbus auto-throttles automatically
release to idle? If so then it's a big one the pilots should've been
aware of. The instruments (altimeter) may have 'tumbled', but the
aircraft had not, and a reason why they did not take action.