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Bucking Bar
The article's psychobabble is cringeworthy. When faced with a similar threat, here is how it turned out at Delta.
Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Originally Posted by Aviation Today 2-7-2011
The NTSB said another incident may have occurred on June 23, 2009 on a Northwest Airlines A-330 flying between Hong Kong and Tokyo. The aircraft landed safely in Tokyo; no injuries or damage was reported.
The Northwest A330 was cruising at 39,000 feet on autopilot near Kagoshima, Japan, when it encountered intense rain and both the captain's and co-pilot's airspeed indicators immediately showed a huge rollback in the plane's forward velocity. With autopilot and automatic-throttle controls disengaged, the cockpit was filled with beeps and bright warning signals indicating various system problems. The Northwest crew said the event lasted more than three minutes, but they maintained airspeed, manually flew the most direct route out of the storm and nobody was hurt.
A critical difference is that we hire experienced pilots.
Bar,
Your "we hire experienced pilots" comment is incredibly arrogant. I'm astonished that you could say something so stupid. I guess since you're "experienced" that you don't make mistakes. Must be nice to be perfect.
While you boast about DAL hiring "experienced" pilots, your beloved union was against having the 1500 hour/ATP requirement applied to current 121 pilots who did not meet the new requirements.
ALPA Fastread, May 3, 2012 said this:
"ALPA’s comments support the NPRM,
but they also call on the agency to prescribe a regulatory path that will permit non-ATP certificated pilots who presently fly for a Part 121 carrier to obtain the ATP certificate, and type rating for the aircraft that they operate, without creating a break in employment or an undue burden for them or their employers."
So much for supporting "experience." But hey, let's not create an "undue burden" on management. To hell with safety. And let's "protect" low time pilots to not create an "undue burden" on them. What about the safety of the traveling public? What happened to "one level of safety"? Do you not see the hypocrisy?
If ALPA didn't have the inherent conflict of interest in trying to represent both mainline and regional pilots one wonders whether the ALPA would've supported such a carveout. Just what would happen if commuter airlines couldn't staff their airlines with "experienced" pilots. Just where would that flying go???? Hmmmmm? The MAJORS, that's where.
And while we're at it, let's allow knives in the cabin. Another colossal ALPA blunder.