Korean Air Stalls 747-400
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Korean Air Stalls 747-400
Working at Korean Air you see all kinds of crazy stuff that wouldn't and couldn't happen at western carriers. Last year while looking through the logbook prior to a flight I noticed something unbelievable...
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Look at Item 'C' in the write ups
Tail number associated was HL7404
I'm tired of their cover ups, these things happen ALL the time and the company never discusses or discloses it. CRM is taught based on other companies' screw ups and never our own. Ground school is taught to foreigners in Korean language and test answers are disseminated by instructors. This place is an embarrassment to the aviation profession and they should not be allowed to fly outside of their sorry little postage stamp of a country. If the ICAO ever needed to step in and do something, it needs to be over the fatally dangerous aviation culture in South Korea and specifically at Korean Airlines.
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Look at Item 'C' in the write ups
Tail number associated was HL7404
I'm tired of their cover ups, these things happen ALL the time and the company never discusses or discloses it. CRM is taught based on other companies' screw ups and never our own. Ground school is taught to foreigners in Korean language and test answers are disseminated by instructors. This place is an embarrassment to the aviation profession and they should not be allowed to fly outside of their sorry little postage stamp of a country. If the ICAO ever needed to step in and do something, it needs to be over the fatally dangerous aviation culture in South Korea and specifically at Korean Airlines.
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Sorry to have to be the one to tell you this...., but there have been dozens of stalls at US carriers in the last decade alone
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But none in a 747-400 with passengers...
The regionals in the US are a whole other animal and have problems of their own but the follow 'best practices' to work with the FAA to fix it. When you have a bunch of young guys who have been flying jets for less than 3-4 years you're going to have mistakes. However, when you have a flight deck with experienced pilots, some of which have been on type for 25 years and they still make basic mistakes you have a systemic problem.
Also, Boeings have VNAV and many more speed protections that regional jets lack. To stall a 744 is a willful act of idiocy and ignorance.
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But none in a 747-400 with passengers...
The regionals in the US are a whole other animal and have problems of their own but the follow 'best practices' to work with the FAA to fix it. When you have a bunch of young guys who have been flying jets for less than 3-4 years you're going to have mistakes. However, when you have a flight deck with experienced pilots, some of which have been on type for 25 years and they still make basic mistakes you have a systemic problem.
Also, Boeings have VNAV and many more speed protections that regional jets lack. To stall a 744 is a willful act of idiocy and ignorance.
The regionals in the US are a whole other animal and have problems of their own but the follow 'best practices' to work with the FAA to fix it. When you have a bunch of young guys who have been flying jets for less than 3-4 years you're going to have mistakes. However, when you have a flight deck with experienced pilots, some of which have been on type for 25 years and they still make basic mistakes you have a systemic problem.
Also, Boeings have VNAV and many more speed protections that regional jets lack. To stall a 744 is a willful act of idiocy and ignorance.
Also, post this on flyer talk and start making pax aware. The asian airlines are letting a lot of unsafe practices fly. Taiwan is another issue.
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Where is KAL doing it's ab-initio commercial training nowadays? Is it still being done in the US? If so, there is a problem there.
Also, post this on flyer talk and start making pax aware. The asian airlines are letting a lot of unsafe practices fly. Taiwan is another issue.
Also, post this on flyer talk and start making pax aware. The asian airlines are letting a lot of unsafe practices fly. Taiwan is another issue.
The Chairman at KAL quit hiring the civilian trained guys (Jeju academy) a few years ago, they are almost entirely hiring ex-airforce which is a huge mistake IMHO. These guys speak little to no english, have no CRM experience, and do not fly in IMC while in the air force.
To obtain their ICAO english qualification they pay an examiner in Canada upwards of $2000 and they are issued a level 6 which they convert in Korea. They would never be able to obtain a level 4 in any other country but the Canadian examiners are corrupt.
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Where is KAL doing it's ab-initio commercial training nowadays? Is it still being done in the US? If so, there is a problem there.
Also, post this on flyer talk and start making pax aware. The asian airlines are letting a lot of unsafe practices fly. Taiwan is another issue.
Also, post this on flyer talk and start making pax aware. The asian airlines are letting a lot of unsafe practices fly. Taiwan is another issue.
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However, when you have a flight deck with experienced pilots, some of which have been on type for 25 years and they still make basic mistakes you have a systemic problem.
Also, Boeings have VNAV and many more speed protections that regional jets lack. To stall a 744 is a willful act of idiocy and ignorance.
Also, Boeings have VNAV and many more speed protections that regional jets lack. To stall a 744 is a willful act of idiocy and ignorance.
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I don't know about passengers, but I'm aware of several cases of 747-400's being stalled by US carriers, as well as 747-200's.
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Weak statements at best. Full stall, approach to stall, what flight regime did it occur in? Aircraft damage, scared passengers? Name the last US carrier to stall a large jet due to Pilot stupidity with the exception of Colgan Air, which was a turbo prop, and severe weather. I'm just talking dumb dumbs here.
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Weak statements at best. Full stall, approach to stall, what flight regime did it occur in? Aircraft damage, scared passengers? Name the last US carrier to stall a large jet due to Pilot stupidity with the exception of Colgan Air, which was a turbo prop, and severe weather. I'm just talking dumb dumbs here.
The specifics of each case have been addressed and settled, and I am unable to discuss the details.
"Dumb-dumb" was never a term that came up in the investigations, review boards, or subsequent actions taken. Perhaps it's too technical for some of us.
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