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Old 3rd Aug 2010, 20:32
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If anyone can now remember what this thread is supposed to be about??????

There could well be problems regarding pilots, their experience, and supposed qualifications, especially with the rapid development of aviation within India.

All PILOTS! that is.

But every incident and accident listed earlier was or is under investigation for the actual cause or contributing factors.

If in the extremely unlikely event all of them were solely the result of pilot error, you have not provided the details on which pilot was more at fault and in any case the responsibility is shared by all. Just because a pilot has only 300 hours, he or she is not excused for not calling for a go around or pointing out that the Captain may be landing on a closed runway.

Perhaps if those expats or their co-pilots were not in control and we were faced with the same set of conditions and circumstances the same or worse outcome may have occurred.

I would encourage you to remain suspicious of the expat pilots in your country, but you would be reckless if you stopped there. You must be suspicious of anybody you fly with and everybody else who has anything to do with your safety. That is the only way you will survive in this job.
Even the best trained, most skilled, experienced aviator, mechanic, load controller, re-fueler, ATC controller, dispatcher, flight planner etc etc in the world is capable of killing you under the wrong circumstances. And YES, even YOU!
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