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Old 18th Jul 2007, 17:07
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wileydog3
 
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"A pilot who needs to keep his job , never under estemate management pressure"

IF a 4-stripe knowingly flies into an airport that is 'clearly dangerous', s/he has no business in the cockpit or for that matter working in any capacity that involves making any decision where life is involved. And with an A320 you have to have 2 people in the cockpit who concede to 'management pressure' knowing the result may well be death if not at least severe injury and incapacitation. And if one of the DH crewmembers was in the cockpit, that is more than 2 people who are risking life and limb to keep a job.

My point.. no one knowingly attempts to land at a 'clearly dangerous' airport. One doesn't survive long doing that. Let me add, as an old guy with almost 40yrs in the cockpit, I have *NEVER* made an approach and landing to an airport I considered 'clearly dangerous' regardless of what management said. (note: comments meant for peacetime civilian ops and not military ops where all bets are off when it comes to some missions)
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