On Oct 28, 5:35*pm, Dudley Henriques wrote:

This incident included several career ending actions even
before you get into WHAT they were doing to cause the actions in
question and the FAA was perfectly justified in lifting the two
certificates.

And anything they might have been doing other than attending to their
duties is entirely irrelevant.

The evidence seems to consist mostly of the account/s of the crew
which amount to confessions of multiple counts of gross and willful
dereliction of duty, with little to contradict them.

"We suspect you did not respond to ATC because you failed to switch
frequencies and/or were asleep."

"Pfft. Are you ****tin' me? We heard 'em, we just ignored 'em."

That might be why a lengthy investigation was not considered necessary
and immediate revocation appropriate.

I can imagine the conversations with attorneys: Get an agent and write
a book: here's a name. You might check to see if you can get one of
those handicapped parking things for mental disabilities. Sign here.
Initial here. No, I don't need your cell number.
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- gpsman