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Old 15th May 2013, 13:08
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Jet Jockey A4
 
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So a brand new and fully operational B737 is crashed...

Because of what appears to be an incompetent crew...

1- Well if the flight hours at 60 days and 90 days are correct then they have a major safety issue.

2- Not "going around" at MDA with no runway in sight is another major safety issue.

3- Waiting to take over the controls at 150' AGL is another (IMHO) safety concern. Why not just instruct the PF to "Go around"? Why wait so long in the first place?

4- Waiting until 20' AGL before "deciding" to "Go Around" and apply GA power is well "too late" and the crash was now unavoidable.

Not typed on a B737, but why was the auto throttle system disconnected at the same time as the AP at minimums? Can you not have the ATs working for you on the B737 with its AP off?

I thought it was mentioned and perhaps confirmed on here by a pilot that the F/Os could not fly the aircraft below 5000 feet at this airline because of past incidents/accidents. If true this is another breach of company SOPs.

In any case this company as a bad track record and I would'nt fly on them.
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