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Korean Pilots Avoided Manual Flying, Former Trainers Say
As the Asiana Airlines Inc. jet neared Los Angeles International Airport, Captain Vic Hooper told his Korean co-pilot to make a visual approach, meaning he’d manually fly instead of letting automation do the work. The co-pilot froze, leaving them too high and off course,... (www.bloomberg.com) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
That is an understatement.. They totally avoided manual flying all the way down from 500 feet on.
And that was too low and too late to bottom out. Right?
Perhaps they(Pilots) thought they were flying a stunt two seater! Eh?
Perhaps they(Pilots) thought they were flying a stunt two seater! Eh?
At 500 feet, if they had gone full power and gone around they may have had a chance, but even there the chances of getting the engines spooled up in time is very slim. The FADEC is only going to allow the engine to spool up so fast regardless of what the crew does, so they needed to do alot better planning.
As a systems engineer, I know there is a fine line between helpful aids and too much automation. Control engineers face this dilemma frequently. Consider that most automobiles these days have a microcomputer mediating engine speed, braking force, etc. That is, a program that interprets control inputs. This may make driving easier, but also may make it possible for inadequately trained drivers to take the wheel.
The same is true for commercial airline pilots, except their employers -- and not the government -- should be held responsible for their training and the maintenance of the aircraft and system. Every industry segment, manufacturer, airline, and airport gives lip service to safety while cutting every corner to increase the bottom line.
The same is true for commercial airline pilots, except their employers -- and not the government -- should be held responsible for their training and the maintenance of the aircraft and system. Every industry segment, manufacturer, airline, and airport gives lip service to safety while cutting every corner to increase the bottom line.
thats one think i do is disenge the autopilt once i have the ball visually approaches are hard sometime come in high the simulator can teach u to monitor the code control panel flick swithes and set speed bugs but u must reconize a situation lots of things can happen at fl350.
If this is true they should be banned from flying in US Airspace until they fix this issue.