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Very Good Job

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:50 am
by vanNostrum
WTF

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Re: Very Good Job

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:27 am
by Colonel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Niugini_Flight_73

[quote]The captain had 19,780 flight hours ... The copilot was ineffective and oblivious

The flight path became unstable after autopilot disconnect ...[/quote]

I have been told for decades by the "experts" that basic flying skills are unimportant.

Keep on pushing those buttons.

Re: Very Good Job

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:20 pm
by vanNostrum
To be fair to the crew they only had like a dozen "sink rate" and glide slope"
warnings after AP disconnect
So, give them a brake

Re: Very Good Job

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:39 am
by Eric Janson
Final Report.

[ftp=ftp://www.aic.gov.pg/pdf/FinRpts/2019/A ... Report.pdf]http://www.aic.gov.pg/pdf/FinRpts/2019/ ... Report.pdf[/ftp]

There is talk that the Captain still has his job.

Re: Very Good Job

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:09 pm
by Colonel
Why not?

No one cares if you crash or not.