tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023417.post5197865778553111668..comments2024-03-27T10:02:37.532-05:00Comments on This Is Your Captain Speaking: No Pilots Aboard TodayThe Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919928014165571837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023417.post-74807977087942553102013-07-10T14:20:49.505-05:002013-07-10T14:20:49.505-05:00I have to strongly object to the whole notion that...I have to strongly object to the whole notion that Korean culture somehow caused this crash pointed out in the second to last paragraph. There is truth that hierarchy in the cockpit created problems, but American and European airlines had the exact same problems into the beginning of the 1980s (most notorious are Tenerife and UA173); it took a complete overhaul of commercial crew training to break this amongst Western pilots. The WSJ article you linked actually argues against the whole "ethic culture hierarchy" thing. A more likely explanation is that this is a case of general deference to experts or in this case, the PIC, that is seen across all cultures.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282781923548522764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023417.post-38172845405069490442013-07-08T13:30:46.867-05:002013-07-08T13:30:46.867-05:00One additional factor, especially considering the ...One additional factor, especially considering the visual weather conditions in the SFO area on Saturday, is the use of the local charted visual procedures. These procedures allow a higher rate of arrival into the airport during good weather days. As you know, these things can set the crew up for a "slam dunk" approach, high and fast on final, which can further lead to overcorrection the other way, resulting in a low approach, which, if corrected with only pitch will lead to an increase in angle of attack and induced drag, which causes airspeed to decay if not corrected. Thus, low and slow, as was the case in this accident. HPaul3https://www.blogger.com/profile/09641956103635511847noreply@blogger.com