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> Remind me, when's the last time we had a major fatality incident in the US domestic passenger airline business? Doesn't really matter much. Incidents in avia
by blattimwind 7y ago
> Remind me, when's the last time we had a major fatality incident in the US domestic passenger airline business?
Doesn't really matter much. Incidents in aviation that can happen on continent X could usually have happened on any continent.
- CamperBob2 7y agoA good counterexample: in the Lion Air case, at least one planeload of passengers came within a hair's-breadth of disaster prior to the fatal crash. The pilots figured out what to do in time, in part because a third pilot was available to RTFM while the other two flew the airplane. However, that crew not only didn't take any action to remove the aircraft from service, they apparently didn't even bother to leave a Post-It note on the dashboard. The regulations we have in place here in the US -- to say nothing of our airlines' own policies -- would have kept that aircraft grounded until the problem was diagnosed and addressed.
- salawat 7y agoHe didn't RTFM actually. They performed Crew Resource Management, and he was able to focus his attention on controls the other two pilots didn't have time to manage. Hence noticing the trim wheels running amok.
- CamperBob2 7y agoGood point, I was just echoing some of the earliest news accounts there. Those stories came out before it became apparent that the flight manuals didn't actually have much useful information on the subject.