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If they turned the radio off - that is unforgivable
Media URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/23/northwest-pilots-argument-miss-runway
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I don't know how the law stands with that peri, as it depends on what the pilots admit to I suppose, and what's classed as "allowable". Assuming auto pilot was on, they probably have the right to take a short break, but it's not a good thought for the passengers is it? I have a friend who works on airport computer systems, and he's constantly devising new programmes to counteract hackers getting in. I can't bear to think of what might happen if the system failed!!!
Don't know hun, but I remember being on a flight over what used to be the old Yugoslavia (what IS it now? Macadonia????). Anyway, another plane suddenly lurched towards ours, and if it hadnt've been for the quick thinking of our pilot, I'm sure there would've been a mid-air crash. The other thing was so close that you could see people in the cockpit. Horrendous! Wonder if someone'd fallen to sleep??? : (
Oh Sqad you are showing your age!
Aircraft haven't had flight engineers for about three decades now.
I used to work as air cabin crew, and I wouldn't be surprised if they both fell asleep.
I only kept awake on night flights by being active, so God knows how they managed it sitting there in the dark.
On long tedious night flights, such as a transatlantic, sometimes one would stay in control while the other dozed. It was against regulations, but many pilots felt it was wise as they felt more alert for approach and landing if they had taken a catnap earlier.
However with only one awake it risks this situation. When I was working that position on the aircraft I use to go in regularly to make sure everything was OK.
Aircraft haven't had flight engineers for about three decades now.
I used to work as air cabin crew, and I wouldn't be surprised if they both fell asleep.
I only kept awake on night flights by being active, so God knows how they managed it sitting there in the dark.
On long tedious night flights, such as a transatlantic, sometimes one would stay in control while the other dozed. It was against regulations, but many pilots felt it was wise as they felt more alert for approach and landing if they had taken a catnap earlier.
However with only one awake it risks this situation. When I was working that position on the aircraft I use to go in regularly to make sure everything was OK.
Panic Button....LOL LOL.......I often wondered how the planes flew without propellers, but I was too embarrassed to ask the stewardess...;-)
Well perhaps we should let the pilots off with a slapped wrist.........or better still to have rampant sex with the stewardesses to keep them awake......the pilot's that is ;-)
Well perhaps we should let the pilots off with a slapped wrist.........or better still to have rampant sex with the stewardesses to keep them awake......the pilot's that is ;-)
Clanad should be able to give a more fullsome and knowledgable answer to this.............
But I believe that travelling at 600mph will mean that in only 15 minutes, you will have overshot your destination by 150 miles..........hardly enough time for the passengers to start looking at their watches and wonder quite what is going on.
But I believe that travelling at 600mph will mean that in only 15 minutes, you will have overshot your destination by 150 miles..........hardly enough time for the passengers to start looking at their watches and wonder quite what is going on.
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jack, that might be the case for overshooting the runway in an attempted land, but i thought the ils would have been prorammed to warn / assist with control of the approach from several miles back. it seems the pilots were not paying attenttion to the autopilot system and furthermore ignoring the radio. this to me is professional negligence and therefore sackable but pote ntially pursuable through court.
http://en.wikipedia.o...rument_landing_system
if this is someting that could happen with all the technology and safety systems these planes have, then we should all be worried.
http://en.wikipedia.o...rument_landing_system
if this is someting that could happen with all the technology and safety systems these planes have, then we should all be worried.
Ankou - agreed. Whatever happened was completely shocking and needs to be thoroughly investigated.
Clanad, I believe, is actually a pilot on such aircraft...........in the States...........oo-er.........you don't think... ? ;o)
He came over all poetic on Ab once about watching the sun-rise, etc. I hope he pops over to CB to give us the benefit of his experience.
Clanad, I believe, is actually a pilot on such aircraft...........in the States...........oo-er.........you don't think... ? ;o)
He came over all poetic on Ab once about watching the sun-rise, etc. I hope he pops over to CB to give us the benefit of his experience.
