Two sides to every story;
Jetstar procedures as to configuration changes and checking thereof by other crew members?
Did; or if not why not?: the pilot flying check/observe the configuration change called for was correctly set at the time of configuration change?
Not a criticism of Jetstar procedures as I do not know them but I do understand cockpit procedures and that from time to time, regardless of crew experience, things break down or do not happen as they should.
Seizing upon such incidents without the full story promoting a cause belittles the promoters destroying the credibiltiy of their cause.
In the `real world' pilots are fed into airline flight decks daily with minmal experience levels (some 250 - 500hours [the same as maintenance is done overseas]) and yes incidients happen but the deserts & oceans of the world are not littered with carbon fibre & aluminium!
Last edited by Dark Knight; 14th Dec 2011 at 22:17.
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