Initial findings to this tragic accident. See article for the whole story. -Erik
SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123621483296035363.html
Dutch investigators indicated a malfunctioning altitude indicator combined with inattentive pilots resulted in last week's fatal crash of a Turkish Airlines jet approaching Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, sparking new concerns about the issue of cockpit complacency...
..John Goglia, a former member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, said the preliminary findings highlight that pilots "are supposed to monitor aircraft systems," but "automation tends to make some complacent" and extra training may be necessary to counter that trend.
The details disclosed so far in the Amsterdam crash indicate that the crew seemingly failed to notice -- or simply disregarded -- a number of warnings that ought to have alerted them about an impending stall...
SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123621483296035363.html
Dutch investigators indicated a malfunctioning altitude indicator combined with inattentive pilots resulted in last week's fatal crash of a Turkish Airlines jet approaching Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, sparking new concerns about the issue of cockpit complacency...
..John Goglia, a former member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, said the preliminary findings highlight that pilots "are supposed to monitor aircraft systems," but "automation tends to make some complacent" and extra training may be necessary to counter that trend.
The details disclosed so far in the Amsterdam crash indicate that the crew seemingly failed to notice -- or simply disregarded -- a number of warnings that ought to have alerted them about an impending stall...