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Emirates’ (Probably) Terrifying Boeing 777 Flight To Washington
Aviation is incredibly safe, and for every disaster there are many catastrophes that are narrowly avoided. It would appear that an Emirates Boeing 777 departing Dubai about a week ago nearly had a major incident after takeoff. (onemileatatime.com) More...
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...I'm just glad the french fry story was at the top of the news.....
Haha. Good one!
Screw the F/D....Fly the #()_*! airplane!
Yup. Computer jockeys or pilots? Suspect we see more and more of the former.
Very similar to the current crop of semi truck drivers who are derisively called ‘steering wheel holders’ & not ‘professional’ truck drivers. With the shortage of semi truck drivers, very few new drivers are trained ‘old school’ style where new drivers just obtaining their Commercial Drivers License (CDL) stay on the road w/drivers w/years of experience for several months.
Now, new drivers are given their CDL, ‘trained’ for 2-3 weeks by ‘Trainees’ w/less than a year’s experience, & let loose upon an unsuspecting public on the freeways. If 18 year olds are allowed CDL’s then the carnage like the Denver, CO incident a couple of years ago will occur more frequently. I’m FB friends w/a driver-trainer-recruiter who rides w/his students for several weeks, making several trips cross country & back all over. The difference is he’s conscientious emphasizing safety w/decades of experience.
Seems like we are regressing & pilots are being trained the same way much like the Colgan Air incident in Buffalo years ago.
Now, new drivers are given their CDL, ‘trained’ for 2-3 weeks by ‘Trainees’ w/less than a year’s experience, & let loose upon an unsuspecting public on the freeways. If 18 year olds are allowed CDL’s then the carnage like the Denver, CO incident a couple of years ago will occur more frequently. I’m FB friends w/a driver-trainer-recruiter who rides w/his students for several weeks, making several trips cross country & back all over. The difference is he’s conscientious emphasizing safety w/decades of experience.
Seems like we are regressing & pilots are being trained the same way much like the Colgan Air incident in Buffalo years ago.
Back in 2003, I was hired at a large trucking company just days out of TT training. They sent me out with a guy who had been there a couple years - he slept while I drove. Nice training I got there. On my 3rd day on the job, I was sent out with a set of doubles in the middle of a raging blizzard. Worked the docks for 6+ hours, then got my load, and headed back out around 5am. I had about 13k lbs. in the lead trailer, and zero in the "kite" as we called them. There was about 8" of unplowed snow on every road. I was headed east on the MA Turnpike when I came up on a plow so fast I damned near rear ended him - couldn't even see him until I was feet away! Slammed on the brakes, which immediately caused the rear trailer to swing out to the right - I looked in my mirror and saw nothing but trailer! I was smart enough to just swerve and let of the brakes simultaneously - this all went down in a matter of seconds. The trailer straightened out and all was well ... as sweat poured down my face and my heart beat at 200 BPM! Talk about trial by fire!! And that's why the rear trailer is called a kite ...
I heard that another rookie I had been chatting with that same morning who was headed back to ME wasn't so lucky - first day on the job he put the whole rig in the ditch and flipped on it's side. That was his 1st, and last day on the job.
Another time I almost crashed when my overloaded rig (we don't have scales, so as a rookie, I didn't realize you couldn't double-stack paper rolls up front with a single-axle tractor) hit some road construction bridge bumps on I-190 south headed into Worcester that sent me right out of my seat. The rig must've gone airborne at one point - typical MA road construction for ya. I hit my head hard on the ceiling, then the whole rig started swaying as I picked up speed downhill. I could feel the entire chassis of the tractor flexing with each sway event, and watched the steering wheel turn on its own with each twist. I just lightly rode the brakes and let the rig do it's thing, and it eventually straightened out. Same deal - sweat pouring out of my face, heart racing! I have no idea how I didn't crash - it was FAR worse than I can explain here. The company shouldn't have sent me to this place with such a light-duty tractor. It was what we called a "City kitty" - single rear axle, 6-speeds, and zero power, so on every downhill you had to take advantage of any speed you picked up. And poor training was the #1 cause - I didn't know what I didn't know! Glad to be out of that industry.
I heard that another rookie I had been chatting with that same morning who was headed back to ME wasn't so lucky - first day on the job he put the whole rig in the ditch and flipped on it's side. That was his 1st, and last day on the job.
Another time I almost crashed when my overloaded rig (we don't have scales, so as a rookie, I didn't realize you couldn't double-stack paper rolls up front with a single-axle tractor) hit some road construction bridge bumps on I-190 south headed into Worcester that sent me right out of my seat. The rig must've gone airborne at one point - typical MA road construction for ya. I hit my head hard on the ceiling, then the whole rig started swaying as I picked up speed downhill. I could feel the entire chassis of the tractor flexing with each sway event, and watched the steering wheel turn on its own with each twist. I just lightly rode the brakes and let the rig do it's thing, and it eventually straightened out. Same deal - sweat pouring out of my face, heart racing! I have no idea how I didn't crash - it was FAR worse than I can explain here. The company shouldn't have sent me to this place with such a light-duty tractor. It was what we called a "City kitty" - single rear axle, 6-speeds, and zero power, so on every downhill you had to take advantage of any speed you picked up. And poor training was the #1 cause - I didn't know what I didn't know! Glad to be out of that industry.
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You must have enjoyed the 50’s with your line of thinking.
You know, a lot of what you call “immigrants” have a higher level of education than many Americans driving trucks? They’re willing to put in the work to provide for their families. The color of your skin or your gender has nothing to do with driving a truck or flying a plane. In fact, many truck drivers from other countries know know how to drive a manual while an American driver would have problems figuring out how to wind down a manual window.
You know, a lot of what you call “immigrants” have a higher level of education than many Americans driving trucks? They’re willing to put in the work to provide for their families. The color of your skin or your gender has nothing to do with driving a truck or flying a plane. In fact, many truck drivers from other countries know know how to drive a manual while an American driver would have problems figuring out how to wind down a manual window.
The issue is understanding, comprehending, & communicating in English; which is a requirement to obtain a CDL. As most immigrants involved are straight off the airplane w/no comprehension of what it takes to safely operate a semi truck w/very bare English skills; in essence, a ‘steering wheel holder’. Also no comprehension on safe mountain driving, which was likely a cause of the Denver incident a couple of years ago.
I’ve seen the same comprehension issue involving aircraft incidents overseas. English is suppose to be the mandated official language worldwide. One incident over in Japan, a 747 had a fire indicated on board. Poor female ATC couldn’t comprehend what was being did or what was going on. https://youtu.be/UTDdc_CU6fk
I’ve seen the same comprehension issue involving aircraft incidents overseas. English is suppose to be the mandated official language worldwide. One incident over in Japan, a 747 had a fire indicated on board. Poor female ATC couldn’t comprehend what was being did or what was going on. https://youtu.be/UTDdc_CU6fk
“ Immigrants”
Please tell me who is not an immigrant in this country.
Please tell me who is not an immigrant in this country.
