The recent release of the Russian report on the Smolensk crash, which killed many Polish politicians (including the President), and senior military officers, appears to have raised more questions than it answered. The Russians assert that the weather was well below limits and the pilots were advised to plan for another airfield. They go on to suggest that a senior military officer on board, who they indicate had been drinking, urged or even ordered the pilots to press on.
The Polish dispute much of this but you may recall at the time that I commented (both here and on Russian radio) on the potential for influential passengers to exert unreasonable pressure on pilots to continue when the conditions clearly are not suitable. Does anyone have any experience of this, or any ideas for how to deflect the will of misguided passengers?
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