Turkish Airline 737 Crash in AMS

[rjcap]

This article was posted today on the Aviation Herald Website. Scroll down to the bottom.

http://avherald.com/h?article=41595ec3&opt=0




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[jimcav]

Who was flyin the f**kin airplane?

 

[embpic1]

Who was flyin the f**kin airplane?

I am not saying anything about the Turks, but I have heard many foreign pilots are great at running the automation. The problem is when you take the automation away things can get ugly. I knew a NWA guy that used to go to China to train guys on the 400 in the sim. He said if you turn off the flight director and make them hand fly they had a hell of a time keeping the plane out of the dirt.

 

[jimcav]

Actually the same can be said about some of the folks I have flown with. Sad but true.

 

[vtwo]

me too

we have had a memo come out about 3 or4 months ago "during day vfr conditions It is recommended to hand fly with no flt director or auto pilot and auto thrust disconnected."
Makes for a busy day as Pilot Monitoring, but fun as well.

some it comes to them with no issues. Other are wondering where they are at. and why, and what is next.