Huge congratulations to the technical crew for allowing themselves to think out of the box.
Computerised flight deck is coming but is not ready for this kind of scenario. In fact computer by definition can never think outside of its box.
But when it comes to humans, how about the Air Mauritius Cargo flight crew who rejected the option to alight at sea and tried to continue in a burning aircraft to their distant airport, and so, all no more.
Lets hear it from,so called, third world pilots. Would you have dared to think outside the box like Captain Sullenberger and his very able first officer, or would you only follow the FMC ?
But we might ask what the FMC say, can make it to Teterboro or no ? That might come out later but I suspect the answer is "no info because no engines".It becomes matter for human judgement.
Lucky no-one say "We are doomed. It is the will of Allah."
Last edited by Guava Tree; 17th Jan 2009 at 11:51.