I wanna know who the dumbass Air Traffic Controller was that said it was ok to fly anywhere in the vicinity of those supercells, hello?!, have we not learned anything from the DFW Delta crash in the 1980's? Also, I blame the pilot for not using better judgement in refusing to fly near South Bend, they have on board radar and insturmentation that warns them ahead of time, and he or she could've asked another FAA Control Center for other input and judgement calls, I think South Bend falls under either the Chicago or the Detroit Center. Lastly, I blame the staff, players, and coaches for not having your freckin seat belts fastened, you see lightning outside the plane, best believe you'd better park your butt and strap down. They are lucky to not have broken legs or arms or any major injuries, or worse, a crash. I'd demand an investigation, just cause this minor incident happened.
