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Asiana Pilot Set Throttles He Didn’t Understand to Idle
SF Gate ^ | December 11, 2013 | Alan Levin and Jeff Plungis

Posted on 12/12/2013 11:51:55 AM PST by Zhang Fei

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Sounds like a financial decision in the executive suite to keep pilot numbers down by not setting aside time for them to acquire or refresh manual flying skills.
1 posted on 12/12/2013 11:51:55 AM PST by Zhang Fei
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To: Zhang Fei

Computers don’t kill people. They only do what you tell them to do.


2 posted on 12/12/2013 11:55:26 AM PST by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Uh...let’s see....what ever on earth happened to the air speed indicator? Oh! I guess senior captains don’t look at those anymore during flight.


3 posted on 12/12/2013 11:56:05 AM PST by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: Zhang Fei

I have a better idea. Teach them how to fly a airplane manually.


4 posted on 12/12/2013 11:56:16 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: Zhang Fei

This pilot can’t fly a plane but Lee sure Kang Kuk!


5 posted on 12/12/2013 11:56:26 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Zhang Fei

Actually, not. There was an American pilot that trained airline pilots in the east. He said that there were many other problems that were from their cultural background — like never questioning anyone higher in command. They also did not like to get their “hands dirty” by flying it themselves rather than letting the autopilot do it.


6 posted on 12/12/2013 11:58:07 AM PST by jim_trent
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To: Zhang Fei

The Asians are blaming this on Boeing throttle controls?? I guess being too slow according to the airspeed indicator was to much for those pinheads. Maybe we should ban Asians from flying in our airspace.


7 posted on 12/12/2013 11:58:25 AM PST by CodeToad (When ignorance rules a person's decision they are resorting to superstition.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Capt. We Tu Lo....


8 posted on 12/12/2013 11:58:56 AM PST by clintonh8r (Don't twerk me, Bro!)
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To: Zhang Fei
Let's see..Boeing...computer..Washington...

AHA!!!! Bill Gates will be named in all lawsuits..

9 posted on 12/12/2013 11:59:31 AM PST by ken5050 (I still miss Howlin)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

How pathetic that he couldn’t even fly in a straight visual approach.


10 posted on 12/12/2013 12:00:14 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: CodeToad

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/11/21866445-horrifying-video-shows-crucial-moment-asiana-flight-214-crashed-at-sf-airport


11 posted on 12/12/2013 12:00:35 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: Zhang Fei

It all goes back to basics.
Not enough forward speed to create lift.
You crash.................


12 posted on 12/12/2013 12:01:36 PM PST by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: CodeToad
Flying a plane is just like driving a car - Asians can't do either without crashing.

/s

13 posted on 12/12/2013 12:05:01 PM PST by Repeat Offender (What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
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To: Dr. Ursus

In the link to the video news story I just posted, this wannabe pilot was very concerned about landing manually because SFO’s automated glideslope was out of service.

LOL! On a VFR approach!

They need to be taught how to fly an airplane. If I was the president of Asiana I’d have every pilot checked out to see if they could fly and land small aircraft.

Like the old saying goes...

A pilot has to know how to aviate, navigate, and communicate. (in that order)


14 posted on 12/12/2013 12:08:07 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: mosaicwolf

They don’t look at air speed or much else when they become conditioned to rely on the “expert systems”.

I know I am an old fart but I’m not buying computers as a replacement for people with experience that think.

I also think education is much better than training. Training is a man-powered alternative to a computer. Training works when everything is going according to the training script.

Technicians are trained. Engineers are supposed to be educated but education without experience just isn’t enough.


15 posted on 12/12/2013 12:08:57 PM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: clintonh8r

What about the navigator?
Ofa Kwee Gunnadai?


16 posted on 12/12/2013 12:09:18 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

You’re correct that in Korea they don’t even train pilots to make manual landings.


17 posted on 12/12/2013 12:10:59 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: Red Badger

“It all goes back to basics.
Not enough forward speed to create lift.
You crash.................”

He ran out of Altitude, Airspeed and Ideas all at the same time.

Run out of 1 and you can trade the otehr to gain that one.

Run out of 2 and you are in trouble!


18 posted on 12/12/2013 12:11:09 PM PST by Syntyr (Happiness is two at low eight!)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

This is what an education based around route memorization will get you....


19 posted on 12/12/2013 12:13:37 PM PST by GraceG
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To: Zhang Fei

Isn’t being able to fly by looking out the window and reading the instruments the most basic of all for pilots?
What fools don’t train the people to fly very expensive aircraft with hundreds of people on board to fly manually?


20 posted on 12/12/2013 12:15:36 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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