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Old 25th Sep 2009, 09:34
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This will probably be considered to be thread drift by some, but I think the final report of the accident that featured in Post # 1 mentioned that part of the problem might have been the captain's initial training on Russian equipment, (Egyptian Air Force), with the (to a Western pilot, incredible) Russian-style attitude indicator.

For those not familiar with Russian AIs, the horizon stays fixed and the aircraft symbol moves. Under high workload and quite obviously more than a little confused, the captain may have reverted to what he was used to. With the two totally different presentations, someone used to the Russian AI would bank the wrong way when trying to make a correction, (as he seemed to do).

It doesn't change the truth in what Centaurus says - basic flying skills aren't being maintained, and the policies of some airlines actively prevent even well-intentioned and diligent pilots from maintaining their manipulative skills.
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