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Old 19th Dec 2013, 15:07
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But hell, i bet they could now be some of the best instructors ever seen.
Years ago, shortly after the Gimli Glider incident, my then lead engineer made the comment that he'd fly anywhere with those pilots. His rational was, they were never going to make that mistake again, and once the emergency started, they performed brilliantly. (and yes, I know it arguably was not the flight crew's mistake that lead to the fuel exhaustion)

I don't think I would ever make a similar statement about Asiana - while they may never make that exact mistake again, at no time did they display particularly good airmanship.
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