IF I was running an airline, Id actually prefer pilots who are a bit chicken instead of super gung ho. Its not doing anyone a favor taking a chance. Id prefer they divert if conditions warrant. Its going to cost some dimes but its going to save a lot of dollars (and lives) in the long run. Because if you are betting? Then you could lose. And then we all lost one. I dont want a bet.
I wouldn't have dispatched SQ6 with the storm right on the door step in Taipei. Nor the Mandarin Md11 into Chep Lap Kok in the face of yet another storm.
Id give storms a wide wide berth. Divert flights , etc.
Its professionalism in the military to go where danger lurks, its not when it involves a civilian flight to go where conditions even suggest a increased danger to proceed to a landing.
A proper professional in such a case is one who diverts when conditions suggest a probable danger instead of just a possible .
I want each landing and take off to be a sure thing, not just a safe bet.
Decreasing , not increasing the danger of an accident is the proper methodology in my humble view.
Last edited by armchairpilot94116; 23rd Jun 2012 at 03:28.