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The ability to say "I F'd up" is an important skill of leadership. Capt. Kohei Asoh [0] crashed a Japan Airlines DC-8 into the San Francisco Bay after a miscalc
by neurotech1 10y ago
The ability to say "I F'd up" is an important skill of leadership. Capt. Kohei Asoh [0] crashed a Japan Airlines DC-8 into the San Francisco Bay after a miscalculating the final approach. Nobody was injured and the aircraft was repaired. It became famously known among pilots as the "Asoh Defense"
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines_Flight_2#The_.22Asoh_defense.22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines_Flight_2#The_.2...
- throwaway_xx9 10y agoI read the wikipedia entry. As an IFR-rated pilot, actual measurement of 300' and 3/4 miles is an easy ILS approach. So rather than demonstrating leadership skill, total incompetence was illustrated.