A few more details on G-BDXH The captain was named Eric Moody who some of you may know as the Sky News “Aviation Expert” who is wheeled out every time there is a major accident. Reading the incident report I recall that when they were on finals, they requested the runway lights to be turned up as they could not see them, this was due to the abrasive affect of the ash on the glass causing it to become more opaque than clear.
Did a search on Captain Moody on Yahoo, found this page on becoming an airline pilot. Found out that: Quote “The basic wage for a newly qualified commercial pilot is between £30k-40k.” Ha!!!
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/010713/194/by3cf.html
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