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To: Zhang Fei

Actually, not. There was an American pilot that trained airline pilots in the east. He said that there were many other problems that were from their cultural background — like never questioning anyone higher in command. They also did not like to get their “hands dirty” by flying it themselves rather than letting the autopilot do it.


6 posted on 12/12/2013 11:58:07 AM PST by jim_trent
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I took a Vietnamese man for a driving test years ago. The tester told me that “they” make terrible drivers, and “we flunk them if we can.” One thing he pointed out was that “they” stare straight ahead, and never turn their heads while driving, because “they” think that if you turn your head, you’re not paying attention to your driving. Sure enough.


22 posted on 12/12/2013 12:16:45 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: jim_trent
Actually, not. There was an American pilot that trained airline pilots in the east. He said that there were many other problems that were from their cultural background — like never questioning anyone higher in command. They also did not like to get their “hands dirty” by flying it themselves rather than letting the autopilot do it.

This is true, true, true. Also the company manuals call for the pilot to put the Aircraft into automatic control as soon as possible after take off and leave it there for the whole flight if possible. IOW many of these guys have VERY LITTLE actual stick time, maybe 3 or 4 minutes on a 14 hour flight. They are accidents looking for places to happen and have been very successful at that objective over the last few years.

63 posted on 12/13/2013 11:05:01 AM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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