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Women at the controls on a collision course, a neo with both engines working (they were CFM's 
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/62878010.cms
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Near miss: How AI’s woman pilot saved lives of 261 flyers
Saurabh Sinha | TNN | Updated: Feb 12, 2018, 14:22 IST
NEW DELHI: Air traffic controllers handling the Vistara and Air India flights that came dangerously close in Mumbai airspace+ last Wednesday (Febraury 7) have been suspended. Investigators are probing if in those tense seconds — when the two planes with 261 passengers on them — had to be pulled apart, there was some confusion in the controller's coordination with the two cockpits which were both manned by women at that time.
AI's Airbus A-319 was enroute from Mumbai to Bhopal as AI 631 and Vistara's A-320 Neo was flying from Delhi to Pune as UK 997. "The planes were barely seconds away from each other. Vistara was descending from its assigned level of 29,000 feet to 27,100 feet where an AI flight was coming in the opposite direction.
There may have been confusion between the ATC and Vistara cockpit — which at that time had a woman co-pilot at the controls and the captain had taken a toilet break.
The AI flight had a woman commander, Captain Anupama Kohli. Maybe there was a mix-up in communication in those tense seconds like what altitude instruction is being given to which lady. This has to be seen," said sources.
Amid this confusion, AI's Captain Anupama Kohli — a senior commander of A-320 family with experience of over 20 years — saved the day. "She saw the Vistara aircraft approaching in her direction and could hear the ATC asking UK 997 'why are you on this level?' The Vistara lady pilot told ATC that 'no, you told me to come to this level'.
She was monitoring this. Then she saw the Vistara plane closing in from her left side right towards her. The red sign went up in her cockpit and she got to know the Vistara plane was crossing her level 'now'. Instantly, a resolution advisory (RA) came — 'climb, climb, climb." Then as per RA, Captain Kohli immediately climbed and turned right to steer clear of the Vistara plane," said sources.
The Vistara plane at that time was being flown by the lady co-pilot. The male commander had taken a toilet break and as per rules, an Airhostess was in the cockpit as two crew members have to be always present in a cockpit. Luckily AI went up and Vistara came down, to be 600 feet away from each other and then flew away safely "clear of conflict".
Saurabh Sinha | TNN | Updated: Feb 12, 2018, 14:22 IST
NEW DELHI: Air traffic controllers handling the Vistara and Air India flights that came dangerously close in Mumbai airspace+ last Wednesday (Febraury 7) have been suspended. Investigators are probing if in those tense seconds — when the two planes with 261 passengers on them — had to be pulled apart, there was some confusion in the controller's coordination with the two cockpits which were both manned by women at that time.
AI's Airbus A-319 was enroute from Mumbai to Bhopal as AI 631 and Vistara's A-320 Neo was flying from Delhi to Pune as UK 997. "The planes were barely seconds away from each other. Vistara was descending from its assigned level of 29,000 feet to 27,100 feet where an AI flight was coming in the opposite direction.
There may have been confusion between the ATC and Vistara cockpit — which at that time had a woman co-pilot at the controls and the captain had taken a toilet break.
The AI flight had a woman commander, Captain Anupama Kohli. Maybe there was a mix-up in communication in those tense seconds like what altitude instruction is being given to which lady. This has to be seen," said sources.
Amid this confusion, AI's Captain Anupama Kohli — a senior commander of A-320 family with experience of over 20 years — saved the day. "She saw the Vistara aircraft approaching in her direction and could hear the ATC asking UK 997 'why are you on this level?' The Vistara lady pilot told ATC that 'no, you told me to come to this level'.
She was monitoring this. Then she saw the Vistara plane closing in from her left side right towards her. The red sign went up in her cockpit and she got to know the Vistara plane was crossing her level 'now'. Instantly, a resolution advisory (RA) came — 'climb, climb, climb." Then as per RA, Captain Kohli immediately climbed and turned right to steer clear of the Vistara plane," said sources.
The Vistara plane at that time was being flown by the lady co-pilot. The male commander had taken a toilet break and as per rules, an Airhostess was in the cockpit as two crew members have to be always present in a cockpit. Luckily AI went up and Vistara came down, to be 600 feet away from each other and then flew away safely "clear of conflict".
which at that time had a woman co-pilot at the controls
The AI flight had a woman commander
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Moments before the mid-air crash could occur, the traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) sounded an alarm in the Air India jet’s cockpit: “Climb, climb, climb!” Captain Kohli reacted swiftly, climbing and turning right to veer away from Vistara’s A320.
Later, Air India said “something had gone wrong between the Vistara pilot and the ATC as the Vistara aircraft kept descending while the ATC was giving different instructions,” according to local media.
Later, Air India said “something had gone wrong between the Vistara pilot and the ATC as the Vistara aircraft kept descending while the ATC was giving different instructions,” according to local media.
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About Indian Media, I think they should be impartial, maybe the statement of the other commander would be more appealing: Did the **** hit the fan, literally?
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Only relevance to this was where the ATC staff has also been suspended as it seems to be he confused between the 2 crew as he thought he was speaking to the same lady.....
Still dark ages though when the Male ATC cannot be believe there are so many women pilots in his domain of control.
Still dark ages though when the Male ATC cannot be believe there are so many women pilots in his domain of control.
I think the dark ages bit is OTT.
there probably are not that many women pilots in india compared to siome other countries and in a stressful situation for the controller it is a possible human mistake.
It should be used as a refresher training 'be careful' incident rather than us superior white western folks who are never wrong acting all superior in these situations.
If you want ATC confusion for no good reason try 'Kennedy Ground'
there probably are not that many women pilots in india compared to siome other countries and in a stressful situation for the controller it is a possible human mistake.
It should be used as a refresher training 'be careful' incident rather than us superior white western folks who are never wrong acting all superior in these situations.
If you want ATC confusion for no good reason try 'Kennedy Ground'
I was referring to the way the incident was reported and written about in the newspaper extract from "The Times of India" - they are living in the Dark Ages - I did not refer to the controller.
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There are many things about India I enjoyed, but the quality of its journalism was definitely not one of them. The TOI should be ashamed of itself for publishing an account that makes the gender of the pilots appear to be in any way relevant to whatever errors were made.
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I think that the reason is that the pilot of the AIC a/c saw the Vistara a/c at the same level - together with hearing some apparent confusion between ATC & the Vistara pilot as to its cleared level. Whereupon, the AIC pilot complied with her TCAS R/A & took avoiding action. According to Airbubba's post, anyway.
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According to the last sentence of that post both pilots complied to TCAS:
AI pilot did well by looking for the aircraft that was cleared for the same FL she was passing through, but she could communicate about the possible conflict before that became obvious with TCAS/RA. Once TCAS came on, at least from gif animation above, the separation efforts were about equal (the same delta of speed increase/decrease).
However, I think it is natural to defend the kid that is crying first upon a conflict.
Luckily (or miraculously
) AI went up and Vistara came down, to be 600 feet away from each other and then flew away safely "clear of conflict".
) AI went up and Vistara came down, to be 600 feet away from each other and then flew away safely "clear of conflict".
However, I think it is natural to defend the kid that is crying first upon a conflict.
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I flew with quite a number of women pilots. Almost none of them were what you would call "standard" pilots. Unlike the men, there was no broad spectrum between good and bad. A small number were dreadful, but the vast majority were extremely good. Perhaps, as 4Greens says, because they had to be.
