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Old 12th Dec 2013, 04:14
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Thumbing through the docket, some interesting observations on Asiana pilot culture viewed though the eyes of a couple of expat captains on pages 128-136 here:

Document 12 Other Pertinent Forms and Reports - 6120.1 Filing Date September 16, 2013 11 page(s) of Image (PDF or TIFF) 0 Photos

The scripted approach to training and flying is mentioned. Lack of hand flying skills at OZ is acknowledged to be cultural and also generational, many of us flew thousands of hours on steam driven round dial planes with primitive analog autopilots before going to glass. Younger pilots, not so much anymore.
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