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One in three pilots in Pakistan has a FAKE flying license, aviation minister reveals amid probe into crash last month that killed 97 people
UK Daily Mail ^
| June 25 2020
| Chris Pleasance
Posted on 06/25/2020 8:04:59 AM PDT by texas booster
A third of all pilots in Pakistan are flying with fake licences after paying people to sit their exam for them, it has been revealed. Out of 860 pilots currently licenced in Pakistan, investigators identified 262 who 'did not take the exam themselves' and 'don't have flying experience', he said.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: karachi; modelcolony; pakistan; pakistanairlines; pk8303; ringers; vietnam
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Some non-CoVid-19 news for today.
"Gull had been a pilot for 24 years and had a total of 17,000 hours of flying experience, including 4,700 at the controls of an Airbus A320. He was thought to be among Pakistan Airlines' most experienced pilots."
To: texas booster
Pakistan Airlines flight 8303 flight from Lahore crashed as it attempted to land in Karachi on May 22.
The pilots had aborted one landing and were going around for a second attempt when the aircraft dropped into a residential area, killing 97 of the 99 on board.
Announcing the results of a preliminary investigation Wednesday, Khan said ‘overconfident’ pilot Sajjad Gull had attempted to land with the wheels up.
The pair had turned autopilot off and ignored repeated warnings from air traffic control that they were descending too fast and from too great an altitude.
Previous analysis of black box recordings also suggest Gull ignored alarms that were sounding in the cockpit as he made the failed landing.
Air traffic control saw the plane's engines scrape the runway, leaving them damaged, but did not warn the pilot before the plane pulled back into the sky, Khan said.
Both engines then failed, causing the crash.
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06/25/2020 8:05:45 AM PDT
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texas booster
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To: SkyDancer
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posted on
06/25/2020 8:06:09 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: texas booster
You would think the airlines would want to protect their 100 million dollar airplanes.....must be govt owned airline
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posted on
06/25/2020 8:07:16 AM PDT
by
BRL
To: texas booster
This is some news I can take action on. I will no longer fly Paki Air. It’s a tough decision and it will require great effort, but safety is more important than freedom.
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posted on
06/25/2020 8:07:48 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
To: texas booster
"Investigators say Gull was 'distracted' by a conversation he was having during the landing - meaning he descended too fast and with the wheels up. The plane then scraped the runway, damaging both engines, before attempting another landing. On the go-around the engines failed, causing the crash"
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06/25/2020 8:08:47 AM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: texas booster
Very common in these third-world nations. I’ve heard story after story of failed pilot trainees being granted a pilots license based on political connections. You’ll never hear of a crown prince failing pilot training.
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posted on
06/25/2020 8:09:17 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Are!)
To: ConservativeInPA
” will no longer fly Paki Air. Its a tough decision and it will require great effort”
Same here. I have canceled all my Paki Air reservations.
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posted on
06/25/2020 8:10:22 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Are!)
To: ConservativeInPA
Sorry, but your Western guilt trip requires that you only fly Paki Air.
Or was it Bangladeshi Air?
I can't keep up with the new rules of decorum.
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posted on
06/25/2020 8:11:00 AM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: texas booster
I’ll take a camel instead
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posted on
06/25/2020 8:11:54 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
To: texas booster
Neither did the 9-11 hijackers.............
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posted on
06/25/2020 8:13:18 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
To: texas booster
Hey, I have 50 hours in Microsoft Flight Sim, I’m pretty good!
To: texas booster
With today's technology, why wait for a black box to tell you how well or how poorly a pilot flies? The systems can collect the data and grade them on each flight.
Unless it's something they really don't want to know...
To: BBQToadRibs
I got that beat. I watched 5 hours of Youtube instruction. I’m ready to sit for the exam!
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06/25/2020 8:55:22 AM PDT
by
Tallguy
(Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
To: BBQToadRibs
I have an least 1,000 hrs and sleep at a Holiday Inn. Do I qualify?
To: texas booster
1 out of 3 is not as bad as...
1 out of 2 Pakistani’s hate all non-believers of Muhammad.
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posted on
06/25/2020 9:39:41 AM PDT
by
entropy12
(covid-19 separates the fearful from the freedom loving! If I am not afraid, no one should be.)
To: Red Badger
All that Paki pilots have to know is how to take off.
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posted on
06/25/2020 9:59:58 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("Pres. Trump doesn't wear glasses. That's because he's got 2020.")
To: elcid1970
The planes practically land themselves!..................
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posted on
06/25/2020 10:06:12 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
To: texas booster
To: texas booster
Lemme guess, the others just took the flying lessons and skipped the landing lessons.
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posted on
06/25/2020 10:25:03 AM PDT
by
bgill
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