That’s a selective and misleading interpretation of the Wired article.
A more accurate summary would be that in the face of unreliable instruments and an overworked ATC, the pilots made a rational decision that nonetheless resulted in their deaths. While multiple factors aligned to cause the accident, the inciting event and most significant factor was military GPS interference.
That’s a selective and misleading interpretation of the Wired article.
A more accurate summary would be that in the face of unreliable instruments and an overworked ATC, the pilots made a rational decision that nonetheless resulted in their deaths. While multiple factors aligned to cause the accident, the inciting event and most significant factor was military GPS interference.
No, the pilots fucked up seven ways to Sunday and didn’t do their job, full stop.
I say this as someone with aviators in my family - we were shocked at how much these pilots fucked up.
Well, I don’t know about you lot, but I’m listening to this guy. He has aviators in his family!
Shallowest possible ethos. “Well, I didn’t actually read the book, but my friend did”.
Yeah. It’s going to be like two years before the final FAA report, but I’d be surprised if they assigned any significant blame to the GPS jamming.