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Old 21st Jun 2010, 14:21
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shortfuel
 
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It appears it was 04L with an 18 kt crosswind landing. Not unfeasible I guess even for a 'regular' line pilot...
Let's hope they will not suffer from any unfair treatment.

On the other side, as it has been suggested before, yes, basic flying skills are at risk in Etihad! Management and training department are just ignoring this issue and hiding behind 'make a full use of automation' moto.

When you just wanna fly raw data and the guy (instructors incl.) sitting next to you is asking 'what do you wanna prove?' or 'if you have an OPC coming up?'...then you realize that there is a systemic problem...
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