Asiana Flight 214 San Francisco Crash, July 6
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:44 pmNTSB says Asiana captain worried about visual landing
Though Lee was an experienced pilot with the Korea-based airline, he was a trainee in the Boeing 777.
NTSB investigator Bill English said Lee had less than 45 hours experience in the Boeing 777 and he last piloted a jet into San Francisco in 2004.
Lee told investigators that he realized others had been safely landing at San Francisco without the glide slope indicator, an array of antennas that transmits a signal into the cockpit, helping ensure the plane is landing correctly.
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Lee was nervous about attempting to land using "stick and rudder" flying skills. Pilots spend more time managing computer systems than manually flying planes, systems that are more precise and use less fuel than a human pilot.
When asked if he was concerned about his ability to perform the visual approach, Lee said "very concerned, yeah."
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NTSB investigator Bill English said Lee had less than 45 hours experience in the Boeing 777 and he last piloted a jet into San Francisco in 2004.
You know what bothers me? If the pilot was nervous about landing the plane, and had LESS than 45 hours experience in that plane WHAT ABOUT THE COPILOT? Was he an inflatable dummy?
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And then you have the vultures
"This pilot should never have taken off," said attorney Ilyas Akbari, whose firm represents 14 of the passengers. "The fact that the pilot was stressed and nervous is a testament to the inadequate training he received, and those responsible for his training and for certifying his competency bear some of the culpability for the tragedy of this crash."
I won't deny that much of it is probably true. But you always see these type of people (lawyers) setting the stage to sue everyone & anyone, right down to the mother who gave birth to the pilot.
Obviously she didn't breastfeed him often enough, and that too contributed to the crash. "What's that? She doesn't have any money? Well does she at least have a house? No? How about a wheelchair, they're worth money aren't they?"
Though Lee was an experienced pilot with the Korea-based airline, he was a trainee in the Boeing 777.
NTSB investigator Bill English said Lee had less than 45 hours experience in the Boeing 777 and he last piloted a jet into San Francisco in 2004.
Lee told investigators that he realized others had been safely landing at San Francisco without the glide slope indicator, an array of antennas that transmits a signal into the cockpit, helping ensure the plane is landing correctly.
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Lee was nervous about attempting to land using "stick and rudder" flying skills. Pilots spend more time managing computer systems than manually flying planes, systems that are more precise and use less fuel than a human pilot.
When asked if he was concerned about his ability to perform the visual approach, Lee said "very concerned, yeah."
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NTSB investigator Bill English said Lee had less than 45 hours experience in the Boeing 777 and he last piloted a jet into San Francisco in 2004.
You know what bothers me? If the pilot was nervous about landing the plane, and had LESS than 45 hours experience in that plane WHAT ABOUT THE COPILOT? Was he an inflatable dummy?
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And then you have the vultures
"This pilot should never have taken off," said attorney Ilyas Akbari, whose firm represents 14 of the passengers. "The fact that the pilot was stressed and nervous is a testament to the inadequate training he received, and those responsible for his training and for certifying his competency bear some of the culpability for the tragedy of this crash."
I won't deny that much of it is probably true. But you always see these type of people (lawyers) setting the stage to sue everyone & anyone, right down to the mother who gave birth to the pilot.
Obviously she didn't breastfeed him often enough, and that too contributed to the crash. "What's that? She doesn't have any money? Well does she at least have a house? No? How about a wheelchair, they're worth money aren't they?"
