Near miss with 5 airliners waiting for T/O on taxiway "C" in SFO!
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If it turns out the crew said to each other, "hey look, there are four jets on C, lets give them a dust up!" Then absolutely, you fire them.
...both incident pilots stated that, during their first approach, they believed the lighted runway on their left was 28L and that they were lined up for 28R.
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On possible administrative sanctions, if warranted, even the FAA may have limited recourse in seeking enforcement actions against the AC759 pilots since presumably the pilots only hold Transport Canada licenses and not FAA certificates. The FAA may refer possible violations to Transport Canada via the State Department and the Canadian Embassy; However, it would be up to Transport Canada to take matters further (or not).
An FAA friend told me that the tower was really upset. It was written up and sent via the State Department to the Korean equivalent. Nothing came of it. KAL could do no wrong.
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llondel, how about taking it to the next level? Learning from others close calls & mistakes should be in our DNA
My hope is that there are many of us are now flying around with awareness of another potential "failure mode". I certainly am.
A punishment model is rarely the optimum method for imparting knowledge. Motivated professions learn much better when they seek to understand weaknesses in themselves and the system. A disciplinarian view of the world discourages this type of true evaluation in my experience.
My hope is that there are many of us are now flying around with awareness of another potential "failure mode". I certainly am.
A punishment model is rarely the optimum method for imparting knowledge. Motivated professions learn much better when they seek to understand weaknesses in themselves and the system. A disciplinarian view of the world discourages this type of true evaluation in my experience.
I've always tried to blame "the system" for errors. Sometimes there is indeed gross negligence where the finger can be pointed at an individual or team, but for the most part they're following the routine where there are checks to spot mistakes and just occasionally something happens for which there isn't a check and we get a smoking hole. This one was saved because someone else thought it was wrong and spoke up in time, and that's probably another lesson to take on board, to keep an eye on what's in the air while you're anywhere near the landing point.
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liondel, how about taking it to the next level? Learning from others close calls & mistakes should be in our DNA
My hope is that there are many of us are now flying around with awareness of another potential "failure mode". I certainly am.
A punishment model is rarely the optimum method for imparting knowledge. Motivated professions learn much better when they seek to understand weaknesses in themselves and the system. A disciplinarian view of the world discourages this type of true evaluation in my experience.
My hope is that there are many of us are now flying around with awareness of another potential "failure mode". I certainly am.
A punishment model is rarely the optimum method for imparting knowledge. Motivated professions learn much better when they seek to understand weaknesses in themselves and the system. A disciplinarian view of the world discourages this type of true evaluation in my experience.
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An FAA friend told me that the tower was really upset. It was written up and sent via the State Department to the Korean equivalent. Nothing came of it. KAL could do no wrong.
I'm going to correct myself a bit: I've been told that Canada is a "special case" and the FAA has a "direct line" to Transport Canada for referrals (so the State Department doesn't have to get involved). However, it would still be Transport Canada's decision to pursue the matter further or not.
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I know. I was just giving an example of behaviour that would result in dismissal. I didn't mean to suggest that this is what happened.
That would depend on why they didn't do a thorough briefing and missed the NOTAM.
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If it turns out the AC chaps failed to do a thorough briefing and missed the NOTAM, potentially increasing their chances for 28L/R confusion....is that grounds for dismissal?
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Where do you find the FAA calling SAMUL anything?
The airline TARGETS source shows SAMUL as a FB step-down within the intermediate segment. This is all "story board" stuff, since the source designer is using a program intended for IFP design to design a FMS visual approach track.
I hope the NTSB really opens this can of worms, although I seriously doubt they will.
The airline TARGETS source shows SAMUL as a FB step-down within the intermediate segment. This is all "story board" stuff, since the source designer is using a program intended for IFP design to design a FMS visual approach track.
I hope the NTSB really opens this can of worms, although I seriously doubt they will.
This is the mixed bag visual detailled out, and given that, I was surprised to see a DA listed. Was interesting to see the RNP AR to visual.
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In the long run, if it turns out that the pilots and airline in question are truthful and cooperative, that means that they place a high value on contributing to aviation safety for the greater good, and that they deserve to be respected and treated fairly. If, on the other hand, it were to turn out that the whole thing morphed into a cynical, sick, worthless charade, well then, I think that passengers, regulators, and insurers could perhaps take note. Over time, the prestige of airline aviation will die a death of a thousand cuts, if it is demonstrated to young and aspiring airline pilots, and to the flying public, that it is bean counters, mouthpieces, and deal makers who are really, in effect, the ones in the cockpit.
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n the long run, if it turns out that the pilots and airline in question are truthful and cooperative, that means that they place a high value on contributing to aviation safety for the greater good, and that they deserve to be respected and treated fairly.
Does that put the airlines contribution to safety in context? Perhaps the money the airline is willing to spend on the aircraft, and the upkeep of the aircraft?
As a passenger, are you be happy to know that the airline did not even spend enough money to put a GPS system in the AC? You have one in your car, your phone, and your watch, but the airline didnt even get around to putting one in the the aircraft you are riding in.
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Not having GPS equipment is probably the least important factor in this incident. Plenty of planes fly safely w/o GPS.
This was a Mk.1 eyeball & Mk.2 brain created problem not a technological one.
This was a Mk.1 eyeball & Mk.2 brain created problem not a technological one.
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We do not know if that happened in this case. But, the potential is there using DME updating instead of GPS for position determination, particularly as the airplane gets low and loses good DME geometry.
With the tight spacing of Runways 28L/R and especially 28R and Taxiway Charlie, this 28R FMS Visual should mandate GPS. Look at the RNAV IAPs to 28R. They state "DME/DME RNP-0.30 not authorized." The FMS 28R Visual should have the same restriction, particularly since it uses RNP 0.30 from F101D inbound.
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While I completely agree on the technicals of DNE/DME, it's a visual approach and the FMS procedure is there, as I understand, to create a more accurate path for visual pick up of the runway environment, not as a substitute for an IFR in IMC IAP.
As my clay shooting instructor says, "don't use equipment as a solution for a training problem".
While I completely agree on the technicals of DNE/DME, it's a visual approach and the FMS procedure is there, as I understand, to create a more accurate path for visual pick up of the runway environment, not as a substitute for an IFR in IMC IAP.
As my clay shooting instructor says, "don't use equipment as a solution for a training problem".
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It certainly is not an instrument approach. Nonetheless, the air carriers have seen fit to create the beast and we know at least a portion of the procedure is often flown in IMC with ATC using radar altitudes to provide obstacle clearance since an FMS visual has no criteria. And, indeed it is "a more accurate path to visually acquire the runway." So, it should work as "advertised," which only can be assured by training and RNAV GPS.
Either that, or Flight Standards should step up to bat, and cancel the concept of FMS Visuals. I doubt their airline masters would be pleased, though.
Either that, or Flight Standards should step up to bat, and cancel the concept of FMS Visuals. I doubt their airline masters would be pleased, though.
