Ahh. Of course. Delta pilots favorite past time. Flying into unsafe meteorological conditions unnecessarily.

So what's more likely to be a direct causal factor in this case if the plane crashes?

Complete this sentence. "The NTSB determined the probable cause to be ___________"

My guess is that it would start with "...the pilot's..."

What are you trying to say? That you're a bad sucka because you signed a release into a typhoon? Sounds like winning to me.