Originally Posted by eaglefly

Yes, they made mistakes and ultimately were responsible for them.

However, your keen interest in blaming them for the situation alone when others also had a great deal of culpability, leads me to believe you may be Colgan management or a lackey therof.

To be fair and comprehensive, if you're going to be critical of the outcome, you should not only highlight the fault of the straws that broke the camels back (the pilots errors), but of those oh so willing to overlaod the camel in the first place in the name of maximum profit (Colgan Airlines and the FAA who repeatedly cowtows to these companies).