Old 09-20-2016 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Kapitanleutnant
This is a prime example and good reason the accident happened in Dubai a few weeks ago. The crew still had 2500 meters to stop the aircraft but because the rule there is to go around if you get the RAAS "Long Landing" callout, that's what the crew did.... all to the specific rules of EK. And look at the result.
Come on. Blaming a company policy for that accident is a bit ridiculous. What if ATC told them to go around or the company policy for stable approaches wasn't met. Are you going to blame those things for the same type of accident? Any go around shouldn't be inherently dangerous, it's a routine maneuver.
They didn't fly the airplane. The reason for the go around (whether you think it's valid or not) has no bearing on the outcome. That's all on the crew.
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