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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Feb 2024, 07:38
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

Current leaks to the Japanese press indicate poor...

Current leaks to the Japanese press indicate poor cockpit discipline by the Coastguard crew who were apparently very chatty. This is believed to have distracted the pilot's attention causing him to...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Jan 2024, 22:34
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

Honne and tatemae. The Captain's reported comment...

Honne and tatemae. The Captain's reported comment was for Japanese consumption thus would have meant consensus. He was sending a message - 'I'm not to blame it was the group'. Japanese culture very...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Jan 2024, 10:31
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

I rather think you're trying to shift the terms...

I rather think you're trying to shift the terms of the discussion. What was stated originally was that the captain said that there was a consensus among all members of the crew that they had take off...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Jan 2024, 02:31
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

The important thing to note about Japan is that...

The important thing to note about Japan is that it is a group culture. Belonging to the group is drummed in to Japanese people from childhood and is vital to their self-image especially for official...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Jan 2024, 23:41
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

Not at all - the comment can be taken as...

Not at all - the comment can be taken as reliable. Leaking can pretty much be regarded as a national sport in Japan. There are also numerous complex reasons at to why the Japanese response to...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Jan 2024, 05:42
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

The reported comment is a leak. This is standard...

The reported comment is a leak. This is standard in disaster situations in Japan. It might not seem ethical but is considered quite acceptable here.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 08:09
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

There's a lot in what you say but a study of the...

There's a lot in what you say but a study of the Tenerife accident is pretty useful in understanding the possible scenario. One also needs to consider that the Coastguard captain is in it up to his...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 09:43
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

It would be very difficult to go against or...

It would be very difficult to go against or challenge your superior particularly in Japanese culture. The surviving pilot has stated in interviews that it was the consensus of the whole crew that...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 05:26
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

No the suggestion is that the pilots heard what...

No the suggestion is that the pilots heard what they wanted to hear. It was a dissonance reduction mode which had fatal consequences in both examples. I very much liked your previous post on human...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 02:25
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

The precedent to consider in regard to the...

The precedent to consider in regard to the Coastguard aircraft is the 1977 Tenerife Airport disaster where KLM's most senior pilot assumed he could take off without instructions to do so. The...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Jan 2024, 06:13
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

I'm sure your experience is perfectly valid but...

I'm sure your experience is perfectly valid but it isn't the general rule. The Amagasaki Rail disaster is a perfect illustration of the point I was trying to make. If an example from Japanese...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Jan 2024, 05:35
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

I'm afraid it's not encouraged in Japan. The...

I'm afraid it's not encouraged in Japan. The procedures are there to be followed exactly even if meaningless. Deviation from them is punished, often severely.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Jan 2024, 04:41
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

<br />This is how it works in Japan...

<br />This is how it works in Japan especially with officialdom and procedures. The procedure is laid down and is followed religiously (until it's not and someone shortcircuits it). Initiative and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jan 2024, 22:49
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

Japanese ATC is very strict and rigid especially...

Japanese ATC is very strict and rigid especially at Haneda. Thus an aircraft receives an instruction that is all that it has permission to do. An instruction to taxi to Holding Point C-5 is just...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jan 2024, 03:08
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

Japanese news is reporting a serious discrepancy...

Japanese news is reporting a serious discrepancy between what the Coast Guard Pilot claims he was instructed to do and what the ATC says they instructed him to do. Therein lies the key to the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 08:42
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,259
Posted By Old Carthusian

Japanese TV news is reporting that all passengers...

Japanese TV news is reporting that all passengers were evacuated safely.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2022, 04:43
Replies: 155
Views: 50,430
Posted By Old Carthusian

OK I'll bite British Airways Lufthansa ...

OK I'll bite

British Airways
Lufthansa
Air China (SP)
All Nippon (SR)
All Nippon -400
Cathay Pacific
Korean
Asiana
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2022, 08:51
Replies: 57
Views: 18,831
Posted By Old Carthusian

I was delayed 20 hours on a B.747 flight out of...

I was delayed 20 hours on a B.747 flight out of Beijing. There the issue was an engine which went wrong and British Airways flew a spare in from Hong Kong. Being Rolls Royce powered there wasn't much...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Sep 2022, 12:01
Replies: 66
Views: 42,115
Posted By Old Carthusian

AF447 was very much a culturally related...

AF447 was very much a culturally related accident. Yes, certainly incompetence played it's part but only because the prevailing pilot culture in Air France had allowed it to develop to such a...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Sep 2022, 08:39
Replies: 66
Views: 42,115
Posted By Old Carthusian

AF447

AF447
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Aug 2022, 23:06
Replies: 66
Views: 42,115
Posted By Old Carthusian

I had thought that Air France had addressed their...

I had thought that Air France had addressed their pilot culture issues but it seems that the problem is much more insidious. They've already had one fatal accident because of this and really need to...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2021, 01:42
Replies: 105
Views: 58,519
Posted By Old Carthusian

Boeing is literally caught between a rock and a...

Boeing is literally caught between a rock and a hard place. Their failure to adhere to quality standards in pursuit of financial gain has lowered their authoritativeness. However, they are experts...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2020, 09:43
Replies: 152
Views: 70,806
Posted By Old Carthusian

Clandestino I would say that 'bad' and...

Clandestino

I would say that 'bad' and 'good' are being used to create unrestricted generalizations. Even though it is the case that there are indeed such 'types' and that certain people are...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2020, 23:31
Replies: 152
Views: 70,806
Posted By Old Carthusian

So, in which group falls the captain of FlyDubai...

So, in which group falls the captain of FlyDubai 981? Could he fly the missed approach or not?

Tragically the evidence indicates not and the clue is in the conduct of the Aeroflot flight.

OC
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2020, 03:37
Replies: 152
Views: 70,806
Posted By Old Carthusian

I very much see your point - however, a detailed...

I very much see your point - however, a detailed reading of accident reports unfortunately tends to reinforce the proposition that it is mostly pilots who create emergencies. Your emphasis is very...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2020, 00:27
Replies: 152
Views: 70,806
Posted By Old Carthusian

Boeing and Safety

It is an uncomfortable fact that automation has made flying safer. Another uncomfortable fact is that in the days when pilot's 'flew' the plane the accident and fatality rates were far higher than...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2017, 10:36
Replies: 1,219
Views: 780,156
Posted By Old Carthusian

Certainly learning from the incident - why it...

Certainly learning from the incident - why it happened is important. I would not deny that. However, what Ian W and Darkbarly miss I think is that any organisation needs to set limits. Things which...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2017, 12:14
Replies: 1,219
Views: 780,156
Posted By Old Carthusian

Holes lining up is actually not as relevant as...

Holes lining up is actually not as relevant as some think. If one shifts one's perspective and looks at it from the point of passengers dying can you give the people who died their lives back? So...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2017, 11:37
Replies: 1,219
Views: 780,156
Posted By Old Carthusian

Yes it is an absolute - a pilot flying other...

Yes it is an absolute - a pilot flying other people is responsible for them. And I don't recall Ghandi, Schumacher, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Mother Theresa or Nelson Mandela being pilots. Lets...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2017, 10:53
Replies: 1,219
Views: 780,156
Posted By Old Carthusian

That's the way to improve things..string them up,...

That's the way to improve things..string them up, no need for further questions....but that improves safety for the rest of us who operate into "big" airports with multiple runways how, exactly? We...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2017, 10:58
Replies: 1,219
Views: 780,156
Posted By Old Carthusian

Hi All I've been following this incident with...

Hi All
I've been following this incident with interest and observing the reactions of various people closely. OK my flying experience is limited to grass airfields so I don't know commercial...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2017, 07:51
Replies: 1,166
Views: 452,945
Posted By Old Carthusian

United will not want this case to go to court. It...

United will not want this case to go to court. It is already an A1 PR disaster and with the evidence available a good attorney will make mincemeat of any defence. The defendants are themselves...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2017, 03:49
Replies: 1,166
Views: 452,945
Posted By Old Carthusian

Thanks for the explanation , old carthusian . You...

Thanks for the explanation , old carthusian . You point out that I missed the point that he had a ticket . Oh he had a ticket ? Yep , but there are only so many seats , so someone must deplane . The...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2017, 06:18
Replies: 1,166
Views: 452,945
Posted By Old Carthusian

West Coast "I as a worker bee however...

West Coast

"I as a worker bee however concern myself as to whether the process given to the employees was followed. Given what I can see at this point, highlighted by Oscar's letter indicate to me...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2017, 04:44
Replies: 1,166
Views: 452,945
Posted By Old Carthusian

West Coast This is not an issue of...

West Coast
This is not an issue of airline/passenger rights but a customer service issue plain and simple. As one with extensive experience in PR I would like to offer a few thoughts.

No matter...
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