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Pilot in Fatal Atlas Crash Had Repeated Flight-Test Failures
A pilot on a jet carrying Amazon.com Inc. packages that crashed near Houston in February had a record of repeatedly flunking flight tests and may have become disoriented in clouds, according to newly released documents. The pilot mistakenly thought the plane’s nose was pointed too high and jerked the jet down so steeply that the Boeing Co. 767 dove into a marsh, even as the captain fought to pull up, according to National Transportation Safety Board records released Thursday. (www.bloomberg.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Seyed Kamal Bakhshi
We have all observed pilots that were deficient, and didn’t want in our airspace, but how one progresses this far is very worrisome. On the other hand, one of the best pilots I have know could not get an airline job due to his certificate of demonstrated ability due to defective color vision. I understand his frustration, I have that same restriction, but in 50:years of buying and 7,500 hours it never effected my performance. No failures, busted checkrides, or violations, still I was considered unqualified for the airlines.
But, but, but......The Pilots Family is suing Atlas Air & Amazon for failure to properly train him...
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-atlas-air-fatal-crash-pilots-sue-2019-9
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-atlas-air-fatal-crash-pilots-sue-2019-9
This report sounds like a bunch of lies...
Poster probably believes the moon landing was faked also.
As one instructor said to me, “Hours only matter when you learn from them. Some pilots have one hour of experience, repeated 1,500 times...”
spatial diorientation was supposed to be introduced, experienced, and dealt with in primary instrument training. The feeling that my head says one thing and my eyes reading the gages says another thing- that conflict was part of training, and the solution to that feeling was another part of training. BEleive the gages- your head is not telling you truth: that is what this co-pilot did not seem to get then or when he help crash the cargo jet.