Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
"Not to mention, they were also distracted with non-essential communication between each other all the way from their departure airport on a pretty short flight. Reference the CVR... the Captain didn't even adjust his seat for the approach until he was on a last vector for the ILS. They were still chatting in bad weather at night on an ILS 2 minutes before the crash!"
I confess I have broken the sterile cockpit rules. So did Sully prior to landing in the Hudson. I do not condone such behavior, but have you EVER broken sterile cockpit? If so, but for the grace of the almighty, we could be blaming you for the loss if life.
We've all broken sterile cockpit, but they took it to a whole new level. The ENTIRE flight from taxi to the crash was non-essential communication. This was a short flight at night in icing, and the Captain was relatively new on the aircraft. Not the time and place to be blabbing about non-essential subjects.