Wednesday, May 13, 2009

NTSB releases plane crash transcript

The National Transportation Safety Board released the transcript of the cockpit recording of the Continental Flight that went down in Buffalo this past February. It contains the screams and the last words of the pilot which were "Jesus Christ" and "We're down,". What’s even more chilling is that the co-pilot was talkin about her fear of crashing and never wanting to fly in icy conditions. As reported by my favorite commentator, the reports also indicated that lack of training was why the pilot crashed. He had failed 5 pilot exams before; three before he joined the airline, two after. I’m allll about givin people second chances (so Salma, call me), but when it comes to people’s lives…man you get one chance. How soon can a pilot retake a test after failing? I think it should be once every 6-10 years depending how badly they did. Seriously. And he had NOOO training on a stick pusher, which is used to help a plane from stalling when diving. UGH. Total mess if you ask me. I think a good lawsuit should be in order.
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1 comment:

  1. Continental is known throughout the aviation industry as the guys who break-in new pilots. If you talk to a young pilot there's a good chance they fly for Continental.

    Not a knock on young guys, all old pilots were once new pilots.

    Hopefully if nothing else this whole situation helps the FAA look more closely at training and testing practices.

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