I have a question to ask the seasoned aviators. After decades of discussion over the decision to go-around or not, why is a go-around being condemned? At this moment, I have more questions to ask than comment on the crew decision. The crew experienced a failure on final approach and they flew the aircraft to […]
A cognitive view of 100 Tonne takeoff weight error, close shave for AirFrance
A 100 Tonne error in take off performance. We continue to believe that an engineering control will prevent a future incident. We need to ensure that flight crew perform NORMAL actions/procedures consistently and with accuracy. Human factors should be the point in focus.