OK Sky,
I get the management and the corporate culture issues are far more of a factor than we might appreciate in the US.
This whole line of discussion started when someone attempted to lay the blame for this accident at the feet of the management policy regarding long landing automation. My point was that a simple go-around decision (whatever the reason) isn't (shouldn't be) on par with a V1 cut or reject in terms of risk. Automation or not, startled/unexpected or not, if I pilot doesn't have the basic muscle memory and natural instinct to physically push the power up because he wants his airplane to climb......that's not management's fault (other than maybe hiring criteria).
I'm not saying the cheese model is irrelevant. I am saying that when it's discussed these days, it's usually with caveats that it has limitations.
Eye tracking detecting lack of airspeed cross-check doesn't surprise me in the least. Hence my continued emphasis on manual throttle use whenever appropriate (if company procedures allow).
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Skyone
But then again, I still have my pension intact here. Sorry, just had to throw that in.
As do I (and our UPS brothers) thankfully.
