DFW ATC identifying Operational Errors As Pilot Errors?

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:59:18 -0600, Newps wrote
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Larry Dighera wrote:

It's one thing for ATC to issue instructions for the safe operation of
aircraft without suffering exposure to the risk of any lethal
consequences for misdirecting air traffic, but to then blame pilots
for ATC operational errors reveals a cavalier hubris beyond belief:


This comes up from time to time. No pilot has ever even known he was
involved. It's not as if they all get sent to FSDO. It's a convenient
excuse that allows you to make the matter disappear.

I understand your reasoning, but there are a few ramifications of that
"policy" that you failed to mention:

1. Statistically pilots' error rate is artificially inflated to
unjustly accommodate ATC chicanery. To the extent that such
statistics are used for planning and policy modification, they
provide erroneous information, thus degrading the result.

2. ATC personnel who commit operational errors are not caught, so
that they can be re-trained, or made aware of how to correct their
thinking that caused the errors they made.

No matter how one attempts to whitewash it, deceit is still a lie.