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Old 4th Mar 2009, 13:44
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EXCIN
 
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This all goes back to basic IFR-flying. Keep your hands on the throttle and look at your instruments Thatīs the danger of full automation and of airlines who wants their pilots to fly on autopilot until the end...

Itīs incredible that they didnīt notice the idle thrust for 100 sec and didnīt see that the speed was dropping to 40kts below the approach speed.. What were they doing??

According to the Turkish newspapers the pilots were heroes...
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