Pilot sick on QF flight

[Pinkman]

...but remember G-AWNO

Thread Baron, yes, that is how its supposed to work and we should celebrate that. But remember the really sad case where, on a 747 classic - about 1989 - where the f/o got food poisoning (I think the sector was BAH-LHR) and was made to rest 'out back'.

Although he returned to the flight deck, the PIC workload, tiredness, weather conditions (Cat 3 limits) , and an accompanying autoland failure/conflict meant that he failed to notice until very late in the approach that the autoland system had allowed the aircraft to drift off the centreline, whereupon he executed a go-around. In the G/A the aircraft missed the Heathrow Penta hotel (by about 12 feet reportedly).

The oldies will remember the very sad outcome where the PIC eventually committed suicide. Yes it worked, but Cairns isnt exactly as labour intensive as EGLL and we need to keep remembering lessons learned.

P