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Old 9th Mar 2009, 09:39
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Sorry if I seem a bit behind things, but reading 100 pages of technical bable is a bit too much.
I understand the throttle retarded ? How about disconnecting it and pushing it foward ?
A lot has been said about Airbus throttle not moving and how dangerous it is. Well, it happened to a Boeing.
This is just basic airmanship, period.
The fact that no basic action was taken is in my view both cultural and compagny ( training ) culture related.
Maybe it's not all that easy to scream " speed " when a turkish captain is screwing the pooch.
And no, you are not only the product of your compagny culture but also the product of your culture of origin.
Korean airlines has been extensively discussed on this site and in terms far less PC that didn't lead to the termination of the thread.

Cultural factor IS a factor. If I recall correctly, some Newcastle ( Australia ) university professor wrote a paper on the subject some years ago.

Pulling a C/B ??? .............no comment !
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