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Old 7th Mar 2009, 13:49
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Xeque
 
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Why does a pilot need to be reminded about 'AIRSPEED", "TERRAIN", 'RETARD", and all the other myriad aural and visual reminders that a modern aircraft flight deck provides?
If, at any stage of the flight, a mechanical/electo system has to remind you of something your basic flying skills should have been flashing through the back of your mind then there is something very, very wrong with your abilities as a pilot.
This aircraft hit the ground nose high with very little forward speed. It was in a very deep stall. Where was the basic airmanship the Pilot Flying should have been relying on with his interpretation of what the basic 'T' instruments were telling him?
This is a dreadful indictment of the skills that airlines are prepared to accept in order to keep the cost of Flight Crews to a minimum.
Bean counters - be very, very ashamed.
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