I feel sure that the KLM crew made the approach in the knowledge that their Chief Pilot would support their decision over the Monday morning quarterbacks in Media Management department who were terrified about the Twitter flurry from the ignorant.
Having made many approaches at Kai Tak and CLK in strong winds, I felt more assured back in the Kai Tak days when my chief pilot had my back and was always supportive of my decisions, even if they were over enthusiastic and too target oriented.
There are only a couple of pilot managers in CX now who would stand up for a captain who went the extra mile by using his superior skill set to ensure a successful outcome to a flight, and was criticised in the limp wrist media for so doing. Thanks MH
From the public data available on the KLM flight they did a very good job to get their passengers safely to their destination. Go Cloggies!
Last edited by anxiao; 23rd Aug 2017 at 20:25.
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