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Matthew Adams
8th Aug 2009, 23:23
Why ARE so many planes falling out of the sky? A spate of disastrous crashes reveals one terrifying common flaw... | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1205129/Why-ARE-planes-falling-sky-A-spate-disastrous-crashes-reveals-terrifying-common-flaw-.html)
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Whirlygig
8th Aug 2009, 23:32
What a load of cobblers.
Cheers
Whirls
They just has to get this in "or the pilot looks drunk - a surprisingly common occurrence in some parts of the world"
The Daily Mail at its best.
BigGrecian
9th Aug 2009, 14:03
Poorly written article.
Seems to be the topic which is coming up more often CNN Similar article on US training (http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/28/floridas-pilot-factory/)
However, it does still touch on the point that there are problems with the training establishments and the way training is conducted currently.
It comes down to this self selection issue as well since anyone can "pay" to be a pilot; there just isn't much quality control left in the system.
Andy McBride (Forgive me if the name or spelling is wrong) in the FTN magazine wrote two articles touching this one called "The F word" and one about CRM and how pilots who were chopped of type rating courses more than once - still seem to find jobs. I am all for the "can do" attitude - but as an instructor told me once when I was a student:
"I wanted to be a professional rugby player when I was younger but I wasn't good enough so didn't make it"
In pilot training it seems everyone gets through - and we are beginning to see that the lack of some fundamentals is starting to cause problems.
Not everyone is cut out to be a professional pilot, but if you pay enough money you can be.