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Old 28th Mar 2011, 12:15
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lederhosen
 
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Newly converted captain and inexperienced first officer lose control of 737 just after takeoff in the middle of the night in stormy conditions. It really does seem very similar to the Kenya Airways crash. The report says the captain had 10,000 hours but few on the NG. It does not go into detail about his flying experience. But from his type ratings it looks like he flew the 757/767 as a co-pilot for several years before becoming a F50 captain. Hopefully the next report will shed some light on why they lost control. But the direction suggested by the posters above is looking increasingly likely.
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