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Old 8th Oct 2015, 05:46
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I knew the captain, and I'd flown with both of them. Both good guys and experienced.

The F/O was very experienced, all the pilots in PHX have been here for at least 10 years due to our base being locked in place. Company policy is that only the captain taxis the jet. Most captains on the airbus, let the F/Os taxi. Everyone is typed in the plane, you have to demonstrate the ability to taxi.

This was a sad day for us. The crew did an outstanding job. If there are critiques then they will come out in the final report, but no one has suggested that anything other than the best efforts were made to take care of Mike.
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