Originally Posted by
N271FE
I simply cannot fathom how Pinnacle can completely ignore FAR 91.3, "Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command" and penalize the CA for the decision that was made.
This is all part of the current RAA and ATA agenda. Fortunately they have plenty of allies within the pilot ranks who are happy to surrender Captain's Authority.
Pilots are complicit in the erosion of Captains' Authority by coming on anonymous industry blogs and commenting on how big a pu$$y a Captain is by refusing to fly an aircraft that the "on scene" crew has determined to be unsafe.
Welcome to our future. It will only go "maritime" from here.
Hog