Originally Posted by
Sink r8
Another situation not foreseen by the software engineers, and not covered in any "system CD", solved by "pilots". What happens when we run out of real pilots that were actually trained by real people, actually understand aircraft systems, and actually can make decisions?
I thought there was a checklist for that?
Joking aside, this crew did a remarkable job, but the sad thing, aside from the passengers on that specific flight, most of the flying public will forget about it in a few weeks.
I've always loved how people say that the largest percentage of aviation accidents are due to pilot error.
My response to that is, well how many accidents are due to mechanical, weather, or other failures? Probably a lot less because there was a competent, experienced pilot preventing it.
The only in-flight emergencies most people remember are the ones that end in tragedy.
Bottoms up to this crew for a job well done!