Originally Posted by
Airbubba
I agree, Atlas training gets good reviews from the folks I've worked with who have passed through there.
The interviews in the Accident Docket give a lot of insight to the hiring process and training. The NTSB does the customary 'we're here to find the cause, not to assign blame' opener. And 'that FAA guy is here to help you, he can't pull your ticket for anything you say during the interview'.
Atlas Director of Human Resources Denise Borrelli's interview starting on page 534 of the 734 page file is interesting as she is asked how the FO's numerous training failures are somehow missed in the PRIA check and the job interview process. Was it just an oversight?
Looking at the interviews, it appears that the plane had the flat screen panel upgrade with the round dial airspeed still there as well. So, even with the loss of the EADI you would presumably still have airspeed indication on the dial.
Here's a link to the interview transcripts, I find the online docket interface with the MS Word table of contents to be a little, well, wonky.
https://dms.ntsb.gov/public/63000-63...168/631157.pdf
Everybody be honest. Would you have let this person get hired if you knew his record?
If the NTSB is truly interested in aviation safety, they will not look the other way when it comes to investigating all possible reasons that this copilot was hired.
That includes affirmative action. Maybe that aspect of the investigation will show that it had nothing to do with him getting hired which would provide clarity but maybe it did get him hired. The families of the dead have a right to know along with the flying public.