Gunner 69 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 "Malaysia Airlines made yet another unfortunate headline on Christmas Eve when a flight taking off from Auckland, New Zealand to Kuala Lumpur flew in the wrong direction because air traffic control was given the wrong flight plan."... https://www.yahoo.com/travel/another-bad-headline-for-malaysia-airlinesplane-224311176.html Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Oops! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Haha, they can't catch a break, can they. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Wonder what they filed? Maybe the passengers could have done a vote to see which location they preferred lol! Crazy to think such mistakes can occur in this day and age. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 That does not seem to be the "A" team over in that neck of the woods. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 That is the disturbing part John, that was the "A" team. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 That is the disturbing part John, that was the "A" team. The B and C teams are still out practicing crosswind landings in Piper Cubs without procedures or electronics. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 without procedures or electronics. Not sure the professional pilots over there are willing to even start the engines without electronics. I recall from some of the PPRUNE posts after the Asiana crash at KSFO that a high proportion of the pilots in that part of the world are utterly unable to function without full automation. That particular crash was because they simply could not handle a visual approach in severe clear VMC without a functioning ILS. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 without procedures or electronics. Not sure the professional pilots over there are willing to even start the engines without electronics. I recall from some of the PPRUNE posts after the Asiana crash at KSFO that a high proportion of the pilots in that part of the world are utterly unable to function without full automation. That particular crash was because they simply could not handle a visual approach in severe clear VMC without a functioning ILS. John Exactly John, I was recalling your posts from that incident when I made this snarky comment. haha. And since reading those posts, unless I am sure that my airliner pilot can actually land a piper cub in a crosswind, I won't fly on his/her Jumbo. I can't imagine not instinctively knowing what control to yank/twist/pull/wiggle/(let alone what speed or direction to fly...) to actually Fly The Plane...and claiming to be a pilot. Someone that has to rely on procedures to control their airplane A. shouldn't be rated to carry passengers and B. Should probably be called a Meat Robot instead of Pilot. (Should also add that anyone not able to follow procedures (as well as knowing when to ignore them) also shouldn't be rated to carry passengers...because all that stuff is kinda important, but...still...knowing How To Fly seems like the most fundamental ingredient of a good Pie'lot). /2 cents. Link to post Share on other sites
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