This article is prejudging the incident, and then criticizes the pilots over objecting to a detail that plausibly would be fuel for a prejudging Internet mob like this article is demonstrating.
I don't know whether audio recording is appropriate, but this article and some of the Internet pitchforks it's already prompting have shifted my initial kneejerk reaction to the headline... reminding me not to prejudge, nor to be so susceptible to Internet manipulation.
FWIW, aviation safety is party built upon encouraging a culture of professionalism, and sometimes involves confidentiality and protecting people who speak up about problems. For example, FAA/NASA ASRS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Safety_Reporting_Syst...
(Disclosure: I've done software work for aviation safety programs.)
I don't know whether audio recording is appropriate, but this article and some of the Internet pitchforks it's already prompting have shifted my initial kneejerk reaction to the headline... reminding me not to prejudge, nor to be so susceptible to Internet manipulation.
FWIW, aviation safety is party built upon encouraging a culture of professionalism, and sometimes involves confidentiality and protecting people who speak up about problems. For example, FAA/NASA ASRS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Safety_Reporting_Syst...
(Disclosure: I've done software work for aviation safety programs.)