Joe Average here. I've flown into Narita quite a bit. It's not an exceptionally difficult place. I've been to CLK many times too, after having flown into and out of Kai Tak for years. Neither are special, not even the erstwhile 13 IGS at Kai Tak.
What of the MD-11? What makes a "pilot's airplane"? Is it a plane for men with above average skills who love to demonstrate same? No slight intended to those who like that sort of thing, and no slight intended to those who've identified it as a pilot's plane.
Mine's an honest question, written in response to a horrific accident and precept's post. I've never flown the MD-11, don't want to. But I have been witness to and read about the crashes.
I swear I'll never get in one now. Not as a passenger, nor as a pilot. Who needs that ****e? My reading is, many passengers and LAWYERS will come to a similar conclusion.
Still, I hear what you're saying about the plane never being grounded given it's the workhorse at Fed Ex. Big money talks.
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