Originally Posted by ChristiaanJ
Not really.....
Even if you're a bad pilot, you may still be alive because all holes in your cheese have not yet lined up yet for you Neither do I think those Comair pilots were bad pilots.... they ran into a "chain of events" that woke up and bit them..... with the awful consequences we know.
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I never said they were bad pilots, they were following SOPs and forgot their basic instincts
in a prior post I said that this gives me pause, but as you notice my standards for a good pilot are low
I agree with you...for this accident I Blame the SOP for not having a Checklist item RWY HDG CORRECT and CLEAR...and I blame Comair for forcing pilots to do extraneous task that could best be completed rampside... I've a copy of United Airlines 777 SOP and it is LOOOOOOONG but 95% of the labor is before it leaves the ramp.
And I TRULY, TRULY HOPE that the FO Recovers and that God remains with him throughout this ordeal
Rule Books Are Paper They Will Not Cushion A Sudden Meeting Of Metal And Stone E.K.G [to you JonDC9]
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