Comments on: Pilot Skill Level Seriously in Doubt http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/02/pilot-skill-level-seriously-in-doubt/ Aviation buzz and bold opinion Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:20:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: PlasticPilot http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/02/pilot-skill-level-seriously-in-doubt/#comment-27661 PlasticPilot Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:57:04 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/02/pilot-skill-level-seriously-in-doubt/#comment-27661 The video is certainly interesting and impressive. However it's hard to say anything about the cause. There is no visual clue about wind, and even less about the circumstances. Any emergency ? Technical problem ? Windshears ? Microburst ? One engine out ? We don't have any clue about the date. If an incident report has been published, I'll be happy to read and comment it. Until then, I will not say anything, parituclarly not something that could possibly give a bad image of aviation. The video is certainly interesting and impressive. However it’s hard to say anything about the cause. There is no visual clue about wind, and even less about the circumstances.

Any emergency ? Technical problem ? Windshears ? Microburst ? One engine out ?

We don’t have any clue about the date. If an incident report has been published, I’ll be happy to read and comment it. Until then, I will not say anything, parituclarly not something that could possibly give a bad image of aviation.

]]> By: Ryan Keough http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/02/pilot-skill-level-seriously-in-doubt/#comment-26729 Ryan Keough Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:53:56 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/02/pilot-skill-level-seriously-in-doubt/#comment-26729 I stumbled across this video linked from another forum (www.warbirdinformationexchange.org) today as well and couldn't believe what I saw. The 146 is an exceptional short-field aircraft and though LCY is short and nested into a commercial zone, it still isn't too much of a challenge to land one there. If there was a cross-wind, where was the aileron correction? It has a high-wing, so that shouldn't have been an issue. I get worried out here in Phoenix where I see so much flight training for European airlines... I wonder if they are just learning to fly the FMS and that's pretty much it. Arizona isn't exactly a place where one can practice a lot in extreme weather or at least crosswinds... are they being taught the right stuff? Do they even know who Langwieche is? I still think that at least some introduction to conventional gear aircraft would help a lot with the S&R skills... I wish more schools offered it. I stumbled across this video linked from another forum (www.warbirdinformationexchange.org) today as well and couldn’t believe what I saw. The 146 is an exceptional short-field aircraft and though LCY is short and nested into a commercial zone, it still isn’t too much of a challenge to land one there. If there was a cross-wind, where was the aileron correction? It has a high-wing, so that shouldn’t have been an issue.

I get worried out here in Phoenix where I see so much flight training for European airlines… I wonder if they are just learning to fly the FMS and that’s pretty much it. Arizona isn’t exactly a place where one can practice a lot in extreme weather or at least crosswinds… are they being taught the right stuff? Do they even know who Langwieche is?

I still think that at least some introduction to conventional gear aircraft would help a lot with the S&R skills… I wish more schools offered it.

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