Well, I put the much abused TV at risk again and sat through the 60 minutes ‘show’. There was nowhere near 60 minutes of ‘useful’ commentary, but I managed, just, to resist the ‘Off’ button during the dramatized bits. That said, the interview with a ‘real’ accident investigator was worth the effort.
The notion that there was ‘someone’ at the controls is irresistible. Whether it was the pilot or not is not proven and care was taken to avoid claiming that it was. IMO there is more ‘evidence’ against this being the case than there is for it; and, despite blaming the pilot being an easy ‘cop out’ that notion was not made into a major point, just part of the jigsaw. Which is good, responsible reporting. Sure it’s a possibility, but so is the possibility that another hand was on the controls that night.
The notion of a controlled ditching was nicely managed; again, IMO this is a more likely scenario than the falling leaf, ‘ghost ship’ charade. The ‘investigator’ believed and even Foley acknowledged the increased probability. It just makes better sense of what evidence we have.
Felt a bit sorry for Foley, whatever he was sitting on was not comfortable; looked like he was perched on a stool. When under pressure at Estimates he manages very well, stays cool and comes out as mostly credible, but GD has spotted the differences. He was probably a little of both GD, rattled and pissed off, but it could be that he has to juggle so many balls and keep so many secrets that to drop even one ball would be a disaster. It could also be that he was worried about what he does not know; or, has not been told and that concerns him. Then again, it may be that it was not the public he concerned about, but the men behind the scenes. Doubt he’d give a rats for the opinions of the great unwashed horde; but of the faceless ones, those behind the screen, that is a whole other road to a career of pain.
Aye well, duty done. I doubt any of it will change the world, cure poverty, famine, disease or prevent war. I expect 99% of those who watched would have forgotten all about it by bed time, even so, it was good of 60 minutes to put the program on air and try to solve the riddle. I know ratings and advertising dollars had nothing to do with their motivation, nothing at all.
Alt_file_save_forget.
The notion that there was ‘someone’ at the controls is irresistible. Whether it was the pilot or not is not proven and care was taken to avoid claiming that it was. IMO there is more ‘evidence’ against this being the case than there is for it; and, despite blaming the pilot being an easy ‘cop out’ that notion was not made into a major point, just part of the jigsaw. Which is good, responsible reporting. Sure it’s a possibility, but so is the possibility that another hand was on the controls that night.
The notion of a controlled ditching was nicely managed; again, IMO this is a more likely scenario than the falling leaf, ‘ghost ship’ charade. The ‘investigator’ believed and even Foley acknowledged the increased probability. It just makes better sense of what evidence we have.
Felt a bit sorry for Foley, whatever he was sitting on was not comfortable; looked like he was perched on a stool. When under pressure at Estimates he manages very well, stays cool and comes out as mostly credible, but GD has spotted the differences. He was probably a little of both GD, rattled and pissed off, but it could be that he has to juggle so many balls and keep so many secrets that to drop even one ball would be a disaster. It could also be that he was worried about what he does not know; or, has not been told and that concerns him. Then again, it may be that it was not the public he concerned about, but the men behind the scenes. Doubt he’d give a rats for the opinions of the great unwashed horde; but of the faceless ones, those behind the screen, that is a whole other road to a career of pain.
Aye well, duty done. I doubt any of it will change the world, cure poverty, famine, disease or prevent war. I expect 99% of those who watched would have forgotten all about it by bed time, even so, it was good of 60 minutes to put the program on air and try to solve the riddle. I know ratings and advertising dollars had nothing to do with their motivation, nothing at all.
Alt_file_save_forget.