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Old 10th Apr 2009, 12:59
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It is pointless discussing whether or not we 'super-heroes' have or have not been distracted for 29 or 31 seconds on finals (borrowed '!'). We are all human (well. most of us) and surely the lesson here is that IF there is such 'distraction', we must not allow it to eliminate the monitoring of the 'vital signs' of aviation life. If it does so, the only remaining course of action is to break off the particular manouevre which we are attempting.

In the case of Schipol, if there were such a distraction, it must have been significant to stop 3 pairs of eyes from seeing, in which case one reasonably expects a TC to grasp the nettle and take positive action.
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