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Old 30th Nov 2010, 15:45
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Juan Tugoh
 
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I'm not really sure what your point is there Jabiman. The crew made some errors but in each case they made the right choice and put the aircraft in a safe position. Indeed the bottom line is that they landed safely. No pilot is born with limitless experience and ALL pilots make errors, indeed ALL crews make errors from the most inexperienced to the most experienced. The important thing is that they made safe choices, there are plenty of very experienced pilots that have killed themselves and their passengers because they have pressed on despite the warnings. This crew may not have perfect, they may have been inexperienced but there did the right thing and the article you quoted is reporting a few go-arounds and not a crash. I would rather fly with inexperienced pilots willing to admit they got it wrong and walk away than an experienced pilot that kills you because they cannot admit they screwed up.

Check out this link. In this case the experienced captain and flight engineer were both wrong and the inexperienced co-pilot was right. Experience can lead to complacency and is not, in itself, a measure of competence.

Ducks and Co-Pilots
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