C-17 landing at wrong airport - crew fatigue?
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One would have thought that the Navigator would have said something
The point about fatigue it is indeed insidious and, as some have said, these things have happened many times despite the raft of information available both in and out of the flight deck.
I think we're lucky not to have more - spare a thought for RAF crews operating with the same crew numbers as the KTPF incident on AeroMed flights (or at least Crew Duty Periods) of 24hrs or more on a fairly regular basis.
Last edited by Uncle Ginsters; 28th Jan 2013 at 15:59.
Mmm remember a Navy Sea King many years ago landing at Lasham at night instead of Odiham! The chat between them and the Air Traffic at Odiham was interesting to say the least!
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And the Cranwell Commandant who confused Cranwell and Barkston Heath in th early 60s
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Bit of light relief,
I was once asked by the driver of a HUGE RAF low loader type lorry where the 'local' RAF base was.
At the time I was in Honiton, East Devon and this gentleman had driven down from Norfolk looking for RAF Honington!
I thought it hilarious but sadly the driver did not see the funny side of his error, I wonder what happened to him?
I was once asked by the driver of a HUGE RAF low loader type lorry where the 'local' RAF base was.
At the time I was in Honiton, East Devon and this gentleman had driven down from Norfolk looking for RAF Honington!
I thought it hilarious but sadly the driver did not see the funny side of his error, I wonder what happened to him?