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Old December 22nd 12, 08:56 PM posted to alt.aviation.safety,rec.aviation.piloting
Orval Fairbairn
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george152 wrote:

On 22/12/12 11:15, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
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"sambodidley" wrote:

"Skywise" wrote


The pilot/captain/pic is 'god'. They have the penultimate
authority to do what is necessary to carry out the flight
successfully. With that goes the penultimate responsibility
to ACTUALLY do what is necessary.
Brian

So, who has the ultimate authority?


A: The accident investigators.

We've had one or two who have had to rewrite their reports
Ever notice how we always have sufficient fuel to get to the accident site ?


Not always -- sometimes they have to glide to the accident site, due to
too much air in the fuel tanks.
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Old December 22nd 12, 09:24 PM posted to alt.aviation.safety,rec.aviation.piloting
george152
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On 23/12/12 08:56, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
In article ,
george152 wrote:

On 22/12/12 11:15, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
In article ,
"sambodidley" wrote:

"Skywise" wrote


The pilot/captain/pic is 'god'. They have the penultimate
authority to do what is necessary to carry out the flight
successfully. With that goes the penultimate responsibility
to ACTUALLY do what is necessary.
Brian

So, who has the ultimate authority?

A: The accident investigators.

We've had one or two who have had to rewrite their reports
Ever notice how we always have sufficient fuel to get to the accident site ?


Not always -- sometimes they have to glide to the accident site, due to
too much air in the fuel tanks.


True
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