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Old 6th Apr 2007, 18:46
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Few Cloudy

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Go Around Culture

Way back in time, I had an interview with Korean Air. The sim (MD-80) was a real handful and a couple of times I came out off centreline on a non precision approach.

In the debrief, I was told "We really need pilots here but we want people who can land! Why do you always go around (this in a shouting tone) ? You turn left... you turn right... and you land!"

This followed a session in which two check pilots behind were smoking all through and hands would come from nowhere and retune nav aids over my shoulder etc. I needed a job too but decided that selected or not I wouldn't be going there.

Culture or the lack of it is a major factor in pilot behaviour - the pilot has the last word, however.

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