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Old 1st Apr 2007, 03:40
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In all the instances you listed the FO wasn't sitting there telling the captain to go around. From current reports; in the Garuda accident the FO was telling the captain that the approach was no good and to go around. The captain ignored this for whatever reason.

In the QF accident the captain said that the approach was at the upper end of his tolerance. I'm sure if the FO had said too high go around this was all he needed to confirm his gut feeling.

Two totally different problems between stuffing the approach and landing long, and the FO sitting there saying go around yet you are to proud to do so.
Unfortunately Asian culture; for all it's positives and the amazing advancements they have brought to technology and production, just does not work well in a multi crew aeroplane.
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