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You keep reading an awful lot into a single line, taken from an interview after the accident, possibly with translation and/or language barrier, without even kn
by yongjik 13y ago
You keep reading an awful lot into a single line, taken from an interview after the accident, possibly with translation and/or language barrier, without even knowing how the question was phrased.
Would you feel better if he said he was "not concerned at all" with landing the airplane?
- mikeash 13y agoI'm using that single line as a summary, not the sole evidence. > [The pilot] "stated it was very difficult to perform a visual approach with a heavy airplane." From http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ntsb-asiana-crash-pilot-very-concerned-about-visual-landing/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ntsb-asiana-crash-pilot-very-con... This is, of course, complete bullshit. From the same article: > Lee said he told his instructors about his concerns in the flight's planning stages. He told investigators that as he realized his approach was off, he was worried he might "fail his flight and would be embarrassed." More: > Since “everyone else had been doing the visual approach … he could not say he could not do the visual approach,” according to NTSB From http://atwonline.com/safety/asiana-777-pilot-sfo-visual-approach-landing-very-stressful http://atwonline.com/safety/asiana-777-pilot-sfo-visual-appr... Would I feel better if he said he was "not concerned at all"? Of course I would. He was performing an easy landing in completely benign weather at an airport with nothing at all tricky or unusual about its approach. There was no reason whatsoever to be concerned.
- gnaffle 13y agoYep, and this is backed up by all the other airplanes taking off and landing visually that same day without any issues.