ACARS: Excellent system. It worked, brilliantly.
Two way Comms: FAIL
UAS drill: FAIL
RADAR sytem: FAULT
Engines: Excellent
INTERFACE FAIL
PITOT PROBES: FAIL
Coincidence? A a=system designed solely to make money, to minimize gear down time, and streamline operational reliability, performs flawlessly. Had they arrived, the work would have begun at chocks in.
Is this a commentary on priorities? Yes.
UAS drill? Any pilot who cannot keep current with instant P/Power values, and be ready with gentle and decisive handling, needs to be back at ops, in the sim. Even DOZY can get a sim ride, AF is too cheap to add a drill of 7 minutes to the syllabus?
If it continues, perhaps we should address an upgrade to the way we fish parts and bodies out the SEA........
I have one word for the designers: PROACTIVE