PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - EasyJet A319 lands on closed Runway at Pisa 30/12
Old 5th Jan 2016, 08:28
  #56 (permalink)  
fireflybob
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: UK
Posts: 3,982
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I see "failures" such as this as a system failure.

If you're playing football and your team loses 30 goals to nil then you wouldn't blame it all on the goalkeeper. (Although you might sack the manager).

A pilot needs a more assertive attitude: "Today, the world will throw all kinds of $%*# at me - the NOTAMs will be unintelligible, ATC will be obtuse, other pilots will cut corners, the electrons will go haywire, the weather will conspire against me, the bits of cement will be indistinguishable, and I'm not too sure about the guy/gal in the other seat - but I will overcome all obstacles, prevail, and finish the job competently and safely!"
I am totally with this "attitude". However therein lies part of the dilemma. As pilots our mindset is (naturally) mission orientated but if we all refused to operate to certain airports you can bet your bottom dollar that matters such as no ATIS, poor ATC, inadequate NOTAMS etc would be sorted at the drop of a hat.
fireflybob is offline