Why Is Colonel Brook Holland Wrong

The crash was ultimately caused by pilot error. A pilot that thought he could do anything and ignores everything he learned in his life just to show off. The pilot was Lt. Colonel Bud Holland, he was very reckless when he flew and everyone knew that he was, many people were scared to fly with him. Holland claimed that his signature high-pitch-angle climbs would pop rivets out the aging aluminum skin and by the end of his career he becomes even more reckless, he would push the aircraft beyond its limits. A couple of years before this he flew the same way over his daughter’s softball game and made a dangerous 70 degree turn and the co-pilot had to help him or else the plane was going to fall out the air on top of the campus. Air traffic control
The people who lost their lives goes as follows Lt. Colonel Arthur A. Holland the pilot, Lt. Colonel Mark McGeehan co-pilot, Colonel Robert Wolf, and weapons system officer/ radar navigator Lt. Colonel Ken Huston. The day of the crash Holland was practicing for an upcoming air show that was going to take place to get the towns minds off the shooting that took place four days earlier that killed 5 and injured 22. Holland was a very skilled pilot and many pilots agreed according to Andy Brown the author of Warning Unheeded he talked to many pilots and said “Bud Holland, there is no question he was a skilled pilot a lot of pilots, I've read their statements, and they don't question his ability to fly, but they question his judgment, his airmanship, when it comes to safety,". In ethics this falls under norms he always would fly this reckless and is used to it and he has done crazy maneuvers like this plenty of times before and was even considered a living legend for his flying skills with the B-52. Holland is at fault and was the reason why the plane crashed due to his recklessness. The co-pilot Mark McGeehan was just 30 days away from retirement but decided that if he didn’t go on the plane with Holland he would kill himself in the
Was caused by someone that was too full of themselves, it was caused by pilot error. Another pilot killing his crew because of his personality and behavior. It was also caused from people failing to act and stop him from flying and or performing these crazy stunts. Out of all the people that witnessed his crazy stunts only a handful acted and tried to stop him and get him grounded into never flying again. Even though he was a rouge pilot and no one should fly with him people still did because he was considered a living legend and the best pilot out of all the B-52 pilots. Today this incident is used for pilots in telling them what not to do and how hazardous attitudes can hurt and kill people. Also now no matter what rank you are you can talk to the highest rank and tell them when a pilot is flying dangerously and rules of flying are stricter. (Last Name,