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Old 11th Jul 2013, 20:34
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Lonewolf_50
 
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Teldorserious:

If you've read the entire thread, you'll note a rather raucous chorus of opinion that flying a visual approach on a VFR day is a standard required task and skill. It is somewhat surprising to see comments to the contrary, however.

If you read up on organizational culture, and the root of air mishaps -- there are plenty of links and points provided throughout this thread -- you'll find out that pilot error has, or can have, roots in training, practice, currency, and organizational habits.

If you read (a non pilot) Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers and his narrative of how Korean Airlines went to some effort (with help from a number of other airlines and airline related organizations) to identify organizational issues that contributed to their (at the time) poor safety record, you might understand why any number of posters here don't simply point at two pilots and declare: their fault, problem sorted.

Beyond that: pot stirring, perhaps?
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