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Old 10th Jul 2013, 22:44
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olasek
 
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It sounds to me like if the G/S was not out of service, this accident would not have happened. Therefore, the airport shouldn't be allowed to operate without it. Period. The proof is in the pudding.
Ehh, sorry but it's utter nonsense.
You mean a 10000 hr professional pilot can't land a 777 without a G/S yet we general aviation pilots with barely 1/100 of the experience can land on runways with no G/S every day? If he can't do it without G/S then he should be in a different line of work, he has no business in a cockpit of a large airliner carrying passengers for hire. BTW, nobody was holding a gun to his head to land there, he could have said - sorry guys but I only land on runways with G/S and go somewhere else.

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