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Old 2nd September 2007 | 23:46
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I would add TWA 514 at Dulles in the early seventies--crew CFIT'd having descended to FAF altitiude upon receiving approach clearance. In US, changed lots of ATC procedures. If you hear, "maintain XXXX' until established on final, cleared approach" that's why!

EAL 401 for the same reason-CRM, but we didn't start it until UAL started CRM training in 79, friend of mine was in the first course as guinea pig new-hire.

EAL 66 at JFK, first identified microburst-the wonderful Ted Fujita investigated that one. Pan Am at MSY was another accident BEFORE Delta at DFW that showed us the risks of microbursts.

A lot of folks show how it shouldn't be done

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