Originally Posted by nkbux

Gotta be honest I’m not a UAL guy... but it blows my mind how easily people judge the actions and efforts of others. Chances are the “big cheese” in a 320 at UAL has decades of experience in both seats and probably in the Airbus... he or she made the best decision at the time given the information and set of circumstances in front of him (or her). Getting into a falice measuring contest on APC solves nothing and furthermore none of us will ever learn from it by having a conversation on here WITHOUT ANY FACTUAL INFORMATION. They don’t hand out 320 type ratings and UAL captains wings at Walmart...this was more than likely the best decision and that particular moment. Yes pilot error is the real deal and can snow ball into loss of hull or worse human lives. Statistically...emergencies in the good ole US of A have good outcomes... because of experience and high levels of training..EVERYONE walked away... the rest is poppycock...