Originally Posted by
rickair7777
We don't ever allow the identification of crew members by name to the public, for obvious security reasons.
But we don't have a policy such that you can't reference specific flight numbers...we do it all the time (see the SWA wrong-airport thread in the Majors section).
It's up to the OP to decide whether this is the best way to deal with this sort of thing.
If he had asked me in advance I would have advised him not to post in this manner because it's going to get back to management...unless that's what he wanted. But it's way too late to shut the barn door now.
But I'll admit it's a bit disturbing that US 121 pilots are still flying with ice...intentionally or accidentally. I consider it non-trivial and is certainly a legit point of discussion on APC (maybe without the flight number next time).
Fair enough - I guess... My point is we have only the OP's word on what happened. And this could end up being a very uncomfortable situation for this crew because of it. In other-words, anyone can come on here spouting anything, basically naming names with flight numbers, dates, and city pairs. Next thing you know, someone's career is in jeopardy over what a single subjective source spouts, not because of any legitimate objective fact based investigation.
This OP is all about looking like a hero. An intelligent person would have phoned pro-standards, or even spoke to the XJT CP directly. And then, like you said, for the benefit of all, talked about it in general terms on this board.
What he did is basically defamation. And I call into question his interpretation of the situation based on his very questionable judgement in posting about it. I wasn't there, I don't know, and that's kinda the point.
In the case of WN landing on the wrong runway. Well that's irrefutable, so I see it as different.