Strange thing is, most air craft accidents which I have watched over Nat Geo and read about almost always had the pilots communicating with their respective ATC.
For me, this would be the 2nd asian airline accident where there was NO COMMUNICATION.
WHY?
Has anyone actually wondered why pilots in this region DO NOT have the same protocols as their counterparts in the West?
Now, years after 911, cockpit doors have been kept locked and a slew of security measures have been implemented both prior to boarding and during flight. This is why it baffles me, that there was zero communication.
Some people I spoke to thought that perhaps authorities in this region prefer to keep people in the dark until they confirm everything. Well, THAT is really fair yet doesn't answer my question of why, south east asian pilots DO NOT think reporting back to ATC is the responsible thing to do.
Do they think they 'know it all' and that they can handle it?
WAKE UP.
Protocols are put in place for the obvious. It cuts speculation and it allows investigators a clean shot at figuring out what went wrong. A jet at cruising altitude doesn't just disintegrate.
If there was a malfunction - WHY NO COMMUNICATION?
If there was a hijacker(s) on board, WHY was no one informed as well? I'm sure at about 40 minutes into a long haul flight, some refreshments were about to be served. It cannot be that NO ONE could get to a phone.
OR were the hijackers just suicide bombers who blew up the plane without warning? Yet, before the plane actually disappeared, another pilot managed to get a hold of the flight deck albeit the communication was unclear because of static interruptions.
In a tragedy like this, where it involves many nationalitites its best to disclose. When people are left in the dark, emotions WILL run high and speculation will run amok.
Silence is not always golden.
Time for pilots in asia to come off their high horse and focus on whats more important - their real job - which usually only kicks in when a 'horrific tragedy' is about to unfold. Pilots should be chosen not just by their ability to fly the plane BUT whether they have this 'god complex'.
They should keep to flying by the book - if there is a problem, REPORT BACK, no matter how small. It is common courtesy to keep everyone in the loop at all times, because outside the flight deck are people, with families, loved ones and a future. Pilots a paid so much in Asia and yet I wonder, when it matters to be a pilot, WHERE is the pilot?
Busy with his God Complex I guess.
My prayers go out to the souls on that flight - and I pray they will find peace eventually. I pray for the families who might never know what really happened (since admission of error is usually not something that is done openly in a tragedy like this). People don't want to admit to anything, because they fear they will be sued.
Have they ever thought that all the money in the world, CANNOT bring their family member back to the dining table?
Keep worshiping money, its no wonder, society is in this state of always not being forthcoming and always being evasive.
This should not be about saving the payouts.
It should be a wake up call for this region to stop this mentality of selfishness and start working for what you are paid to do.
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